Afrika
#16,666 most common girls' name of all time · #27,473 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1970–2005
Rank among girls
#16,666
Rank overall
#27,473 of 105,966
First appeared
1970
Years on the list
27 of 146
All-time
239
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1974 #3,418
Best rank
#3,418 1974
Girls
Boys
peak 20/yr
Afrika first appears in 1970. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,949 |
| 2001 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,951 |
| 2000 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,639 |
| 1999 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,029 |
| 1998 | 11 | — | 11 | #8,255 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | 9 | #9,294 |
| 1996 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,280 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,345 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | 12 | #7,303 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | 9 | #9,022 |
| 1992 | 13 | — | 13 | #6,850 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,889 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,916 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,615 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,323 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,229 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,182 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,018 |
| 1978 | 12 | — | 12 | #5,460 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | 9 | #6,717 |
| 1976 | 9 | — | 9 | #6,456 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | 10 | #5,884 |
| 1974 | 20 | — | 20 | #3,418 |
| 1973 | 14 | — | 14 | #4,346 |
| 1972 | 15 | — | 15 | #4,077 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | 10 | #5,520 |
| 1970 | 6 | — | 6 | #7,834 |