Girls' name · since 1970
Afrika
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 239 babies named Afrika, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,014 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 239
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
239 girls have been named Afrika since 1970, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Afrika has 239 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2005.
- #18,014 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 239 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Afrika ranks #18,014 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 239 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #18,014 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 239
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Afrika's 239 recorded births place it above 75.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Afrika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Afrika splits its recorded history at 1983: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Afrika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2005
- Peak year (1974)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Afrika by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (110 births, 46% of the file).
1970s was Afrika's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Afrika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
110 births
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 110 births (46% of all-time use).
Afrika by state
Where Afrika concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 7 | 2.9% |
7 of 239 births nationwide.
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What to do with Afrika's data
- Afrika's decade-level peak was the 1970s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Afrikas (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Afrika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Afrika draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.