Africa
Rank in 2025
#10917
recorded as girls
Babies in 2025
8
girls 8
Peak year
1972
76 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
1,042
since 1969
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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Africa was most popular in 1972, when 76 babies recorded as girls got the name (0.05 per 1,000). In 2025, 8 babies were named Africa, ranking #10917 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 10917 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 5 | 15293 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 12 | 8486 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 11 | 9056 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 10 | 9562 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 8 | 11090 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 7 | 12448 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 7 | 12464 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 14 | 7840 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 10 | 10113 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 9 | 10866 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 11 | 9517 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 14 | 8135 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 8 | 12199 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 10 | 10374 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 9 | 11246 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 17 | 7341 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 17 | 7408 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 15 | 8098 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 24 | 5545 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 7 | 13010 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 9 | 10690 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 9 | 10425 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 6 | 13595 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 14 | 7317 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 15 | 6808 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 9 | 9479 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 20 | 5123 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 18 | 5417 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 24 | 4306 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 25 | 4099 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 27 | 3892 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 20 | 4826 | <5 | — |
| 1992 | 20 | 4849 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 16 | 5659 | <5 | — |
| 1990 | 14 | 6131 | <5 | — |
| 1989 | 10 | 7449 | <5 | — |
| 1988 | 7 | 9244 | <5 | — |
| 1987 | 8 | 7987 | <5 | — |
| 1986 | 12 | 5757 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 8 | 7563 | <5 | — |
| 1984 | 6 | 9144 | <5 | — |
| 1983 | 10 | 6212 | <5 | — |
| 1982 | 17 | 4347 | <5 | — |
| 1981 | 18 | 4162 | <5 | — |
| 1980 | 19 | 3992 | <5 | — |
| 1979 | 28 | 2997 | <5 | — |
| 1978 | 48 | 1987 | <5 | — |
| 1977 | 34 | 2515 | <5 | — |
| 1976 | 43 | 2027 | <5 | — |
| 1975 | 40 | 2136 | <5 | — |
| 1974 | 35 | 2254 | <5 | — |
| 1973 | 62 | 1510 | <5 | — |
| 1972 | 76 | 1325 | <5 | — |
| 1971 | 53 | 1709 | <5 | — |
| 1970 | 22 | 3030 | <5 | — |
| 1969 | 7 | 5974 | <5 | — |
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