African American Submitted Names

These names are a subset of American names used more often by African Americans. See also about African-American names.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Tahj m African American (Modern)
Variant of Taj (which in turn was used by American musician Tito Jackson, a member of the Jackson 5, for his first son born 1973 - Toriano Adaryll 'Taj' Jackson Jr... [more]
Tahjae f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Tahj using the phonetic element jay. Also compare Ajee, Tyjae.
Tahlil m African American (Modern)
A portmanteau of Tammy, meaning "perfection" and Kahlil, meaning "friend". The resulting meaning is "perfect friend."
Taisha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Tyesha that takes influence from Aisha.
Taiwan m African American
Variant of Tyjuan. The spelling has probably been influenced by the name of the country of Taiwan.
Tajuan m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix ta with the name Juan 1, making it a masculine form of Tajuana.
Takaisha f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name using the phonetic elements ta, kay and sha... [more]
Takaiya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the popular name prefix ta and Kaya 2.
Takeia f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, kee and ya.
Takenya f African American
Combination of the popular name prefix ta and Kenya.
Takia f African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ta and the name Nakia. Also see T'Keyah.
Takisha f African American
Combination of the prefix ta with the name Kisha.
Takorie m African American (Rare)
Probably a combination of the sounds ta, kaw and ree in the same fashion as Amari and Kamari.
Takoya f African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name blending the popular phonetic prefix ta and the name Sequoia, influenced by names such as Takia and LaToya.
Takya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix ta and Kaya 2.
Taleah f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Taliyah, the spelling influenced by Leah.
Taliyah f African American (Modern)
An invented name combining the phonetic elements ta, lee and ya, based on the sound of Aaliyah... [more]
Tamar m African American (Modern), Obscure
Possibly intended to be a masculine form of Tamara or a combination of the phonetic elements ta and mar.
Tamirah f Arabic, African American (Rare)
Means "date merchant, possessor of dates" in Arabic.
Tamisha f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, mee and sha. Also compare Tamika and Tanisha.
Tamron f African American (Americanized, Modern)
Tamron is a Japanese manufacturer of photographic lenses and optical components for cameras.
Tamya f African American (Modern)
An invented name, combining the phonetic elements ta, my and ya, and based on the sounds of names such as Tamia and Amaya... [more]
Tanasha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ta, nay and sha in a similar vein to Tanisha.
Tanasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of ta, nay and Asia 1, similarly to Anasia.
Tangela f African American
Combination of the phonetic element ta with the name Angela.
Tanqueray m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Tanqueray. This is the name of a brand of gin, which was founded by British distiller Charles Tanqueray (1810-1868).
Tanzala f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name.
Tanzania f African American (Rare)
From the name of the African country.
Taquan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements ta and quan.
Taraji f African American
Means "hope" in Swahili. It is a verb, not a noun, and means "to hope, to wish for". It is not used as a name in Africa but was part of the Afrocentric African American naming culture of the 70s that borrowed from various African words.
Tarhonda f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the prefix Ta with the name Rhonda.
Tarrhonda f African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Rhonda using the prefix Ta-.
Taryll m African American
Variant of Terrell or Darryl. This name was used by American musician Toriano Adaryll 'Tito' Jackson, a member of the Jackson 5, for his son born 1975.
Tashane m African American
Combination of prefix Ta- with Shane.
Tashaud m African American (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of the phonetic element ta with Rashad.
Tashaun m African American
Combination of the prefix ta and Shaun.
Tasheka f African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name, possibly an elaboration of Tasha influenced by Tamika.
Tashiana f African American (Modern)
Altered form of Tatiana, influenced by Tasha.
Tashonda f African American
Likely an invented name, a combination of the prefix ta and the name Shonda.
Tatanya f African American, English
Perhaps a variant of Tatiana or a combination of the name prefix Ta- and Tanya
Tatisha f African American
Combination of Tatiana and Aisha.
Taurean m & f African American (Rare)
From the English word that means "person born under the astrological sign Taurus" (see Taurus). Use of the name has been inspired by the American actor Taurean Blacque (1941-2022), known for his role on the police drama television series Hill Street Blues (1981-1987), who was born Herbert Middleton, Jr... [more]
Tauvia f African American (?), English (American)
Name of unknown meaning. A notable bearer is actress Tauvia Dawn.
Tavares m African American
From the Portuguese surname Tavares. This name entered the American top 1000 rankings in the mid-1970s due to the R&B and soul musical group Tavares, a family musical group composed of five brothers surnamed Tavares, whose parents were of Cape Verdean descent.
Tavari m African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Tavares.
Tavoris m African American
Altered form of Tavares.
Tawanda f & m African American, African
African Zimbabwe meaning we are many... [more]
Tayshaun m African American
Combination of the prefix tay and Shaun.
Teairra f African American
Variant of Tierra. It can be spelled Teairra or with a capitalized third letter as TeAirra. A known bearer is Teairra Marí Thomas (1987-), an American singer-songwriter, dancer, hip hop model and actress.
Teddrick m African American
Combination of Ted and Rick.
Tee f & m African American
Variant of Tea.
Telicia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Talisha, possibly influenced by the spelling of Felicia.
Telvin m African American (Modern)
Probably a spin-off of the name Tevin influenced by names like Calvin and Kelvin, popularised through the R&B singer Tevin Campbell.
Temetrius m & f African American
Temetrius is a variant spelling of Demetrius.
Tenita f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Tanisha.
Tequan m African American (Modern)
Variant of Taquan, a combination of the popular phonetic elements ta and quan.
Terica f African American (Modern, Rare)
Created name. Most likely a blend of Terri and Erica.
Terik m African American
Alternate spelling of Tariq
Termaine m African American
Possible combination of Tremaine and Germaine.
Terquavion m African American (Rare)
A modern African-American name... [more]
Terrion m African American
Possibly a variant of Tyrone.
Tesehki f & m African American (Rare)
First used by TV personality Latifa “Tesehki” Malone. Origin unknown.
Tevina f African American
Feminine form of Tevin.
Teyana f African American (Rare)
Contraction of Tiana with the popular prefix/suffix Tey.
Thelmetta f African American (Rare)
Combination of Thelma with the suffix -etta. This name is borne by Thelmetta "Toddy" Suggs, the wife of American singer Chuck Berry.
Theonita f African American
The name was originally made up from Theophilus and Juanita.... [more]
Tiasia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tyasia, It is influenced by the prefix ti-.
Tijuana f African American
Possibly from the name of the Mexican city, Tijuana. A known bearer of this name is American actress Tijuana Ricks (1978-).
Timmion m African American
Timmion (v.) - He who creates himself.... [more]
Tirien f & m African American
Meaning "kind", Tirien may be invented, or a variant of Tirion.
Tiyon m African American (Americanized, Rare)
Brave, Funny, Wise warrior
T'Keyah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Takia. This was popularized by the American actress, comedian, writer and singer T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (1962-), who was born Crystal Walker and adopted her stage name in 1988... [more]
Todrika f African American
Todrika comes from the masculine name Todd and and the feminine name Erika/Erica.
Tona f Dutch, Scandinavian, Spanish, African American
Diminutive of Antonia. In Scandinavia it is also used as a variant of Tone (the Norwegian form of Þone).... [more]
Tondalaya f African American
The (misspelled) name of an 11 year old girl featured in the 'Jet' magazine in 1955.... [more]
Tonicha f African American (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Tanisha. In the case of the Portuguese singer Tonicha (1946-), born Antónia de Jesus Montes Tonicha, it is apparently from her surname.
Tonique f African American
From French “tonic”.
Tonita f African American
Posibbly a diminutive of Tonia.
Toriano m African American
Perhaps originally a short form of Victoriano. This name was borne by American musician Toriano 'Tito' Jackson (1953-2024), a member of the Jackson 5.
Torrence m African American (Modern, Rare), English
Transferred use of the surname Torrence or variation of Terrance.
Torreon m African American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Taurean. It also coincides with the name of a city in Mexico, Torreón.
Tosh f English, African American
Variant if Tash, diminutive of Natasha, Latosha, etc.
Toyota f African American (Rare)
From the name of the Japanese car company (See Mercedes, Ferrari and Porsche).... [more]
Traimia f African American
Female version of the name Tremaine or Traimian. Means quiet, fun-loving, loves to cook and enjoy life.
Tranese f African American (Modern, Rare)
A blend of Tracy and names that end in -nese.
Trazana f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be an alteration (through metathesis) of Tarzana, which is said to mean "strange woman" in Bantu. Also compare Tarzan.... [more]
Tredarius m African American
Probably a combination of the name element TRE "three" with the name Darius.
Tremaine m & f African American, Cornish
Historically a Cornish surname meaning "stone settlement", derived from the Cornish 'tre', meaning a homestead or settlement, and 'men', meaning stone. ... [more]
Trenay f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre and nay, probably modelled on Renee.
Trene f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre and nay, probably modelled on Renee... [more]
Trenice f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements tre and nees. It may be modelled on Denise.
Treshawn m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix tre and Shawn.
Trevaughn m African American
Variant of Trevon influenced by Vaughn.
Treveonta m African American (Rare)
Possibly a blend of names such as Trevion (or Treveon) and Trevonte... [more]
Trevonte m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements tre, von and tay.
Trinia f English (American), African American
Combination of the popular name prefix tri and Shania.
Tristez f African American
Possibly from the word “tristesse”
Truely m & f African American
President