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African American Names

by RB Constance (Constant)

7/7/2021, 8:21 AM

Behind the Name has a small sampling of names listed as African American and some of them strike me as very dated contemporaries of Linda / Brenda.
Here are the most popular names for African American babies in Virginia, Colorado, Arkansas, Texas, and New York City. This article is from 2018, but it still shows some of the more recent trends.
https://www.babycenter.com/0_popular-african-american-names_10329236.bc

Girl names
Aaliyah/Aliyah
Alexandra
Alexis
Alyssa
Angel
Aniyah
Brianna
Chloe
Destiny
Diamond
Gabrielle
Hailey
Hannah
Imani
Isis
Jada
Jasmine
Jayla
Jordan
Kayla
Kennedy
Kiara
Laila
Madison
Makayla
Nevaeh
Sydney
Taylor
Tiana
Trinity

Baby boy names
Anthony
Brandon
Caleb
Cameron
Christian
Christopher
Daniel
David
Elijah
Ethan
Gabriel
Isaiah
James
Jayden
Jaylen
Jeremiah
Jordan
Joseph
Joshua
Josiah
Justin
Kevin
Malik
Matthew
Michael
Nathan
Tyler
William
Xavier
Zion

#African #American

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