However, if you live in the United States, I think the racial connotations are nearly unavoidable.
We've had some pretty awesome discussions about this issue before, so please forgive me for being lazy as I link you to one we had in the past:
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=804642&board=baby
You'll find that it's very thorough and helpful.
(Of course, if you don't live in the US, then just ignore everything I said, because I don't think that's an issue anywhere else. :P)