Africa — #15644 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Africa

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,034 babies named Africa between 1969 and 2024, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Africa currently holds the #15644 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 76 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Africa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 441 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Africa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Africa in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Africa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,034 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.