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Amari -- possibly a Swahili or African-American form of an Arabic name meaning "long-lived".

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Amaris -- mostly Hispanic, possibly a short form of Amaryllis

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Anahi -- popularized by a Mexican actress and singer, from a Guarani (Paraguayan Native American) legend

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Anaya -- Spanish surname taken up as a twist on Amaya

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Aniya, Aniyah African-American, probably blends of Anna and Aaliyah

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Brisa --Spanish word for "breeze", popularized because of a character in a telenovela.

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Dasia -- alternate spelling of Deja

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Dayana -- Hispanic American spelling of Diana, to get native Spanish speakers to use the English "eye" sound in the first syllable

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Dayanara -- from the Puerto Rican celebrity Dayanara Torres, perhaps a blend of Dayana and Deyanira

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Galilea --Spanish form of Biblical place name Galilee

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Itzel -- probably a Mayan name meaning "evening star."

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Iyana,Iyanna -- respellings of Ayanna

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Jamya --probably an African-American creation blending Ja- with Maya.

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Janiah -- African-American creation
Janiya,Janiyah -- African-American creation
Kaliyah -- African-American creation blending Kalila and Aaliyah

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Kenia -- alternate spelling of Kenya

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Kimora -- from the celebrity Kimora Lee Simmons, probably invented by her parents

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Kya -- alternate spelling of Kaia

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Laisha -- popularized by the Mexican actress Laisha Wilkins

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Litzy -- probably a modern Hispanic pet form of Elizabeth influenced by the Hispanic-American love for the sound "itz"

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Maliyah -- alternate spelling of Malia

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Nyasia -- created by the singer Nyasia; she claims she "changed around" the name of a friend who died of leukemia to create it, but the original name of the friend is unknown

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Sarahi -- alternate spelling of Sarai

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Taya -- unknown

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Yareli -- probably a Hispanic-American creation

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Yaritza -- probably a Hispanic-American creation arbitrarily blending names like Yesenia and Maritza