África is a girl's name of Spanish origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 5 girls in the United States.
África belongs to the Spanish and African tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, África first appears in Social Security records in 1969. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1325 in 1972, and in 2024 5 babies received the name — 1,034 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of África is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Spanish origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
África is a girl name. In 2024, 5 babies received the name in the US.
África comes from the Spanish and African tradition.
África first appears in US records in 1969. Its best-ever ranking was #1325 in 1972, and 5 babies were given the name in 2024.
África is pronounced /cnnespanol.cnn.com/ (IPA).
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