Meaning of name Africa

The name Africa has the following meaning:

It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

As a baby girl name, Africa is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Africa for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Erika, of which the name Africa is a variant.

The name Africa is very likely a(n) Scandinavian variant of the name Erika. See other suggested Scandinavian girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Erika.

The following names are baby names related to Africa and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Africa: Boys - Denby, Girls - Karina, Nissa, Both genders - Dyre, Eric, Harold

The name Africa is a variant of Erika. Other popular variants of the name Erika are: Aerica, Africa, Airicka, Enrica (Scandinavian), Eraca, Erica (Norse), Ericka, Erickah, Erikaa, Errika, Erycka, Erykah

We think the name Africa should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Africa to be: A rich and high-classed and often very heavily made-up girl

In one word, you might describe Africa as a(n) "dressy" person.

See other "dressy" names for girls.