Given name
Afrika
“one who is pleasant; from Africa”
Afrika is a variant of Africa. One English interpretation is “one who is pleasant; from Africa.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Afrika is a variant of Africa. One English interpretation is “one who is pleasant; from Africa.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Afrika is a variant of Africa. An origin associated with Africa is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Afrika through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 239
- 0 boys · 239 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 1974. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 246 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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