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Amerika

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Pronounced uh-MEH-rih-kuh /əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kə/High

Meaning: A respelling of America. The continent name comes from the Latin form of the explorer Amerigo Vespucci's given name. Amerika is the standard German and Slavic spelling, and the title of Franz Kafka's unfinished novel.Low

In 30 seconds: A place-name pick: Amerika respells America, named for the explorer Amerigo Vespucci (said 'uh-MEH-rih-kuh').
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Origin MediumEnglish, German
MeaningA respelling of America. The continent name comes from the Latin form of the explorer Amerigo Vespucci's given name. Amerika is the standard German and Slavic spelling, and the title of Franz Kafka's unfinished novel.
U.S. rank (2022)#15451 ↘ Falling
2022 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2009
Total births (all-time)≈ 322

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200919872022

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Amerika is the country-and-continent name in a k-spelling. The continent was named in a 1507 map after the Latin form of Amerigo Vespucci's first name. The k-spelling is standard in German, Polish and other languages, and is best known in English from Franz Kafka's posthumous novel Amerika. As a given name it is used quietly and patriotically by some U.S. families (said 'uh-MEH-rih-kuh').

It appears only in very small numbers in the U.S. Rare, patriotic, and bold.

Did you know? America takes its name from Amerigo Vespucci, latinized as Americus - and Amerika, with a k, is the ordinary spelling in German and several Slavic languages, as well as the title of an unfinished Kafka novel.
Overall data confidence 50%
References - Amerika — America variant; Amerigo Vespucci; Kafka's Amerika

Variations

AmericaAmercaAmericus

Nicknames

AmiMeriRika

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Amerika mean?

Amerika respells America, the continent named after the explorer Amerigo Vespucci; it is also a Kafka novel title.

How do you pronounce Amerika?

It's said uh-MEH-rih-kuh /əˈmɛɹ.ɪ.kə/ - four syllables, stress on the second.

Is Amerika a boy or girl name?

Amerika is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Amerika?

Amerika is extremely rare in the U.S.

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