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Adnis m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps a contracted form of Adonis. It was the name of American rapper Jay-Z's father, about whom he wrote a song.

Ahlon m African American
Variant of Alan.

Ahsha f African American
Variant of Asha 2.

Ajane f African American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Akiem m African American
Variant of Akeem.

Akila f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Akilah.

Akili m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Akilah or a combination of Akil with the phonetic element ee.

Akyra f African American
Combination of the prefix a- with Kyra.

Amary m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Amari.

Amiya f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Amiyah.

Anaiá f African American

A'nana f African American

A'Nyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aniyah, or a combination of Nyah with a phonetic prefix.

Anyia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Aniya.

Artia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, possibly intended as a variant of Artie following the stress pattern of Mikia and Takia.

Asani f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name by combining the phonetic element a and Dasani.

Asjha f African American (Modern, Rare)

Atoia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Atoya, a combination of the popular phonetic element a with the name Toya. Also compare LaToya.

Avant m African American (Rare)
From the French word avant meaning "front" or "before". Its usage as a first name may be associated with the word "avant-garde".

Avion m English, African American

Ayaba f African American (Rare), Yoruba (Rare), Nigerian (Rare), African (Rare)
From the Yoruba ayaba meaning "queen".

Ayita f English (Modern, Rare, ?), African American (Rare), Western African (Rare)
The origins of this name are uncertain. Though it is popularly claimed to mean "first to dance" in Cherokee, this appears to be untrue.... [more]

Ayzha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Asia.

Azari f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Azariah.

Azhia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Asia 1.

Azizi f & m African American (Rare), Swahili
Means "treasure, rarity, something valuable; lover" in Swahili, derived from Arabic عَزِيز‎ (ʕazīz); compare Aziz. A known (female) bearer is American model Azizi Johari (1948-), in whose case it is a pseudonym.

Brixx m & f African American
Potential diminutive of Brixton. In the case of Pusha T’s daughter, it’s in reference to cocaine.

Camya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Carma f African American
Variant of Karma.

Cavon m African American
Variant of Kevon.

Cevon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Kevon.

Chaka f & m African American (Rare), South African (Rare)

Chané f African American (Rare), Afrikaans
Variant of Shanae.

Chaun m African American (Rare)
Variant of Shaun.

Chawn f African American (Rare)
Variant of Shawn.

Cubie m African American (Rare)

Daija f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja.

Dajon m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Dajohn.

Da'mon m African American
Variant of Damon.

Danae f African American, English (American)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and nay.

Dariq m African American

Darlo m African American (Rare)
Masculine form of Darla.

D’asia f African American
Variant of DeAsia.

Dasia f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja, possibly influenced by the spelling of Asia.

D'Atra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deitra. D'Atra Hicks, born Deitra Cherelle Hicks (1967-) is an American actress and singer. Hicks is best known for her role as Jackie Simmons in Tyler Perry's 2002 stage play 'Madea's Family Reunion'.

Datra f African American (Rare)
Variant of D'Atra.

Davar m African American (Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix da and the name Levar.

Dayja f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja.

Dayon m African American (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Dion.

Deija f African American (Rare)
Variant of Deja.

Dejon m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix da with the given name Jon 2. It can be spelled DeJon or Dejon.

De'mar m African American
Combination of David and Lamar.

Demar m African American
Variant of De'mar.

Denay f African American (Rare)
Variant of Danaë or Denae.

Deray m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix De and Ray.

D'Eriq m African American (Rare)
Borne by American former college football quarterback D'Eriq King (1997-).

Deyon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Deion.

Diara f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Rare)
Rhyming variant of Tiara/Kiara influenced by Diana.

Dijon m African American (Modern)
Variant of Dejon coinciding with the name of the city of Dijon, France.

D'juan m African American (Rare)
Variant of Dejuan.

Dohna f African American
Feminine form of Dohn

Donel m African American
Possible combination of Donald and Darnell.

Dont'a m African American (Rare)
Variant of Dontae.

Donta m African American
Variant of Dontae.

D'sean m African American
Variant of Deshawn.

Duron m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Dwaun m African American
Variant of Dejuan.

Dyami m African American

Dymon f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dymond.

Ebone f English (Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Ebony.

Edroy m African American (Americanized)
The name is derived from the Latin words "istunus" or "iustus", which means "just"

Eimaj m African American (Modern, Rare)
The name Jamie spelled backwards.

Emani f African American
Variant of Imani.

Emari m & f African American (Modern)
Variant of Amari or Imari.

Emoni f African American (?)
Variant of Imani.

Endia f African American

Endya f African American
Variant of Endija.

Eural m African American
Possible variant of Earl.

Evern m & f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)

Ezail m African American
Of uncertain origin.

Ezell m African American
Of uncertain origin. Transferred use of the surname Ezell found primarily in the southern United States. Possible variation of Israel or short form of Ezekiel.

Fezco m African American (Rare)

Geneo m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Geroy m African American
Possibly a combination of George & Leroy.

Gevon m African American (Rare)

Goody m & f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Goody.

Iisha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aisha. Also see Iesha.

Imari f & m African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Amari influenced by Imani. This is also the name of a brand of perfume, which was introduced by Avon in 1985.

Imoni f African American, African
Variant of Imani.

Iquan m African American (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a variant of Tyquan which ends with the popular phonetic element quan.

Isyss f African American (Rare)
Variant of Isis. The spelling is possibly inspired by the name of the American R&B Girl group called "Isyss".

Ivary f & m African American (Rare)

Ivery m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Ivory or Avery.

Ixani m African American (Anglicized, Rare)

Iyana f African American (Modern)
Variant of Ayanna. This is a modern name; also compare the similar name Aniyah.

Izear m African American

Jahai m African American (Rare, ?)
Meaning unknown or unclear. Middle name of the musician Jhariah (full name Jhariah Jahai Clare).

Jahru m African American

Jaiah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaya.

Jaire m African American (Modern)
Combination of prefix J- with common suffix -aire in the style of Zaire.

Jakai m & f African American (Modern)
Meaning uncertain, possibly an invented name combining the popular phonetic prefix ja and Kai 1, and perhaps influenced by names such as Jacques... [more]

Jakya f African American (Rare)

Jalin m & f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jalen or a variant of Jaylin

Jaman m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamon.

Jamel m Arabic (Maghrebi), Filipino, Maranao, African American
Alternate transcription of Arabic جمال (see Jamal) chiefly used in Northern Africa, as well as the Maranao form.

Jamia f African American
Possibly a feminine version of the name Jamie.

Jamon m African American, Filipino (Rare)

Jamya f African American (Modern)
Likely an invented name combining the popular phonetic elements ja, my and ya, and sharing a sound with other popular names such as Amaya, Kamiyah, Shamya and Janiyah... [more]

Janee f African American
Variant of Janae.

Jasai m African American
Meaning unknown. Its usage is likely influenced by the popularity of other names that start with ja, such as Jamari, Jakai, and Jasiah.

Jasan m African American
Variant of Jason.

Ja'van m African American

Jawan m African American (Rare)
Variant of Juwan.

Jawon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Juwan.

Jayco m African American (Modern, Rare)

Jazay f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements jaz and ay, or ja and zay, possibly influenced by names such as Janae and Jahzara.

Jemel m African American
Variant of Jamel.

Jhace m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jace.

Jimia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Strictly feminine variant of Jimi.

Jimol m African American (Rare)

Jkwon m African American (Modern, Rare)
From the rapper J-Kwon (real name Jerrell Jones).

J'Naia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Janaya or Janiyah.

Jnyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Janiyah. It is often spelled as J'nyah or J'Nyah with an apostrophe. Also compare Nyah.

Jomir m African American (Modern)
alternate spelling of Jamir

Jo'Nae f African American
Combination of Jo, a short form of names such as Joanne, and the popular phonetic element nay... [more]

Jonte m & f African American (Modern)
Formed from Jon 2 and the common phonetic suffix tay, probably modelled on Donte.

Jovan m African American
Possibly an anglicized form of Giovan (also compare Jovani, Jovanni) or a variant of Javon.

Jovon m & f African American
Variant of Javon.

Jsean m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jasean.

Juane f & m Afrikaans, South American (Rare), African American

Jumal m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jamal.

Juvon m African American
Variant of Javon.

Juwan m African American
Variant of Juan 1. A known bearer is retired American basketball player Juwan Howard (1973-).

Juwon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Juwan.

Kadia f African American
This name may be of Creole or European origin. In the case of a possible European origin it may have come from the Russian name Katya which is short for Ekaterina or Katerina.

Kalia f English (American, Modern), African American (Modern)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Kamar m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a combination of the phonetic elements ka and mar modelled on Lamar or Jamar, or perhaps a variant of Qamar... [more]

Kamia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Kamya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Kamiyah. It can be spelled Kamya or with a capitalized third letter as KaMya. It shares the same trendy sounds found in other names such as Amaya, Jamya, Shamya and Makiyah.

Kanem m African American

Ka'oir f African American (Modern)
Possibly a blend of the popular phonetic element kay with Dior. This is borne by Jamaican entrepreneur Keyshia Ka'oir Davis (1985-), formerly known as Keyshia Dior, the wife of American rapper Gucci Mane (real name Radric Davis), as well as their daughter Iceland Ka'oir Davis (2023-).

Karee f African American

Karon m African American
Combination of the popular elements ka and ron. Famous bearers of this African-American name include the American football player KaRon Coleman (1978-) and American actor Karon Riley (1978-).

Kavon m African American
Variant of Kevon.

Kawhi m African American (Rare)

Ke'asa f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ke'Asia.

Keasa f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ke'Asia.

Kecia f English, African American, Finnish
Now often seen as a variant of Keisha, but originally used in the USA and Canada because of Kecia Nyman, a fashion model born in Finland on January 17, 1941, who was featured on the cover of many North American fashion magazines in the 1960s.

Keeya f African American
Variant of Kia.

Keisa f African American

Kelis f African American (Modern)
Popularized by the American singer Kelis Rogers (1979-) in whose case it is a combination of Kenneth and Eveliss, the names of her parents.

Kelon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, likely based on the sounds of names like Jaylon and Kaylon.

Kemya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Keona m & f Hawaiian, African American
Means "the attractive" in Hawaiian. Also a short form of other names beginning with Keona, such as Keonaona.

Kesha f English, African American
Variant of Keisha. A famous bearer is American singer-songwriter Kesha Sebert (1987-), who is simply known as Kesha.

Kevon m African American (Modern)
A combination of the popular prefix Ke- with the popular suffix -von.

Keyia f African American
Variant of Kia.

Keyon m African American
Variant of Keon.

Khari m African American (Rare)

Khiry m African American
Possibly a variant of Khayri. Also compare Kyrie 1. A known bearer of this name is American R&B singer Khiry Abdulsamad (1973-) of the band The Boys.

Kiami f African American
The girl who plays Lavender in the film "Matilda" is called KIAMI DAVAEL.

Kiani f African American (Modern, Rare), English (American)
Variant of Kiana 2.

Kiari f & m African American (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps from Kiara/Ciara 1, Ciarán/Kiaran or Chiara... [more]

Kiffi f African American
Unknown.

Kinte m Literature, African American
This name was popularized in the USA in the late 1970s by the book and miniseries 'Roots' where it was the surname of the character Kunta Kinte.

Korva f African American (Rare)
Korva Coleman, NPR broadcaster

Kunta m Literature, African American (Rare)
This name was popularized in the USA in the late 1970s by the character Kunta Kinte in Alex Haley's historical novel 'Roots' (1976) and the subsequent television miniseries based on the book (1977).

K'veon m African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ka, vee and on.

Kwali m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kweli.

Kweli m Swahili (Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
From Swahili kweli meaning "truth".

Kyair m African American (Modern, Rare)
Likely a rhyming variant of Zyair.

Kyale m African American
just my name

Kyana f Dutch, African American, English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Qiana as well as a feminine form of Kyan.

Kyire m African American
Variant of Kyrie 1

Kylic m African American

Kyomi f Japanese, African American (Modern)

Kyvon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ky and von, probably modelled on Kevin.

Laava f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La combined with the name Ava 1.

Lacel m African American

Ladre m African American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the popular prefix la and the name Dre.

Laiya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Leia.

Lajon m African American
Combination of popular prefix La- with the name Jon. This is the name of an African-American rock musician, Lajon Witherspoon.

Lalea f African American
Combination of Lea and the prefix La. It also coincides with the Romanian word lalea meaning "tulip".

Lamai f African American
Variant of Lamay.

Lamaj m African American (Modern)
Jamal spelled backwards.

Lamir m African American (Rare)
Variant of Lamar, possibly influenced by names such as Jamir.

LaRay m & f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name elements la and ray. As a feminine name, it's also a variant of LaRae.... [more]

Lasha f African American
Variant of Lashay. In some cases it could be a modern name using the popular prefix la combined with the suffix sha, most likely influenced by Sasha... [more]

La'shy f African American (Modern, Rare)

LaTia f African American
Combination of the popular prefix la with the name Tia.

Lavar m African American
Variant of Levar. This name can be spelled Lavar or with a capitalized third letter as LaVar.

Lavon m & f Mormon, African American
Variant of Lavonne.

Lavoy m African American

Leodé m African American

Lexci f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Lexi.

L'quan m African American

Lumas m Romani, African American

Lurma f African American (Americanized)
Lurma is an American-English alternate spelling of Lerma, and/ or a transferred use of surname Lurma.

Makai m African American
Possibly a variant of Mekhi or Makaio

Makhi m African American (Modern)
Variant of Mekhi. Also compare Makai.

Makia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Mikia or Micaiah.

Meech m African American
Nickname for Demetrius.

Meeya f English (Modern, Rare), African American
Variant of Mia.

Mehki m African American
Variant of Mekhi.

Metta m African American (?)

Mikia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, possibly inspired by Mikki and Nikia. In the pronunciation /mɪ.'kaɪ.ə/, it may also be seen as a variant of Micaiah.

Miqal m African American
African American variant of Michael

Miyah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Maya 2.

Monae f African American (Modern)
Variant of Monet.

Mo'Nay f African American (Modern)
Variant of Monet.

Monea f African American (Modern, Rare)

Muddy m English (Rare), African American
From the adjective used as a nickname for someone who is covered in mud. Famous bearers of this nickname ''Muddy'' include the American baseball player Muddy Ruel (1896-1963), and American singer and musician Muddy Waters (1913-1983).

Myana f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Myanna, a blend of Mya and Iyana or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements my, ya and na.

Myika f African American
My mother's middle name was supposed to be this but spelt like Michael. So she change the spelling to this and now its mine.

Mykia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Naiah f African American

Naija f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Naiya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nya.

Najai f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Najae.

Nakea f African American
Variant of Nakia.

Nakia m & f Popular Culture, African American
Briefly charted on American popularity lists due to the short-lived television police drama series 'Nakia' (1974), which starred Robert Forster as a Navajo deputy sheriff. Since then, it has been used as an African-American name (both femenine and masculine), interpreted as a combination of the phonetic elements na, kee and ya

Nalah f African American
Variant of Nala.

N'anya f African American (Modern)
African American name possibly taken from the Igbo word n'anya meaning "love".

Nanya m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of N'anya.

Navia f African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown. Name used by actress Navia Robinson.

N'digo f African American
Variant of Indigo.

Necie f English, African American
Diminutive of Bernice, Denise and other names containing the sound nees.

Negus m African American, Tigrinya
Means "king" in Tigrinya.

Neiko m & f African American (Rare)

Niaja f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Niaya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nya.

Niger m African American (Modern)
From the name of the African country

Nijae f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Najae.

Nijah f African American (Rare)

Nikia f & m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements nee, kee and ya, inspired by Nikki and Nakia... [more]

Niyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Naya or Aniyah.

N'Kiah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nakia, or else a combination of the phonetic prefix na with the name Kaya 2.

Nyana f English (Rare), African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements ny, ya and na, perhaps modelled on Ayanna.

Nyiah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nya.

Nyjae f African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijae.

Nyjah f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Nijah.

Nykia f African American (Rare)
Variation of Nikia with the phonetic elements ny, kee and ya or possibly influenced by Nike.

Nylon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nylan and Nylo.

Nyoka f Popular Culture, African American, Jamaican Patois
The name of a character from two 15-part movie serials in the early 1940s: Jungle Girl (1941) and Perils of Nyoka (1942). The serials were based on the novel Jungle Girl (1932) by Edgar Rice Burroughs, in which the titular character was named Fou-tan... [more]

Omeka f African American (Rare)

Ondre m African American
Variant Andre

Onika f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anika 1.

O'sean m African American (Modern, Rare)

Oshae m & f African American
Perhaps a variant of Oshea. This is borne by Oshae Brissett (1998-), a Canadian basketball player of Jamaican descent. A female bearer is American boxer Oshae Jones (1998-).

Oshay m African American
Transferred use of the surname Oshay.

Otisa f African American
A feminine form of Otis.

Ozell m & f African American
Transferred use of the surname Ozell.

Penda f African American
From the Swahili verb kupenda "to love, to like, to be pleasant".

Peola f African American
Used in Fannie Hurst's novel Imitation of Life (1933) and its 1934 film adaptation, where it belongs to a young light-skinned African-American woman who decides to pass as white.

Qayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kayla influenced by Qiana.

Qirin m African American
A chimerical creature from East Asian mythology (Chinese/pinyin: qílín, Japanese kirin).

Quame m Western African (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Kwame.

Quana f African American
Variant of Quanna.

Quavo m African American (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Quavius or Quavious, a variant of Jaquavius. This is borne by the American rapper Quavo (1991-), whose full name is Quavious Keyate Marshall.

Quian m African American (Modern, Rare)
Unknown, possibly a variant of Keon or Cian.

Quile f African American
Happiness

Quran m African American
Variant of Karon 1, the spelling altered to correspond with the name of the central religious text of Islam. The word Quran literally means "book, reading, recitation" in Arabic, derived from the verb قَرَأَ (qaraʾa) meaning "to read (aloud), to recite".

Rajon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rayjon.

Ramel m African American
Invented name combining the popular prefix ra with the given name Jamel.

Ravon m & f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ra and von.

Rayon m African American (Modern)

Revae f African American (Modern, Rare)

Revon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Ravon.

Rilya f African American

R'mani f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Armani.

Rueon f African American

Rumal m African American

Rykky f African American (Modern)
Variant of Rikki, Rykky Dorsey is a famous Tiktoker and Youtuber.

Sabti f African American

Saiah f & m African American
Diminutive of Isaiah.

Sanai f African American
Variant of Sanaa.

Sanii f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sanaa.

Sashe f African American (Rare)
Variant of Sasha.

Savon m & f African American
Of uncertain origin, perhaps a combination of phonetic elements sa and von. It also coincides with the French word for "soap". This was the name of a character played by Ice Cube in the 1992 movie Trespass.

Savvy f American (Modern), African American
Means "shrewd, well-informed", from Tok Pisin (an English-based Creole) save or Nigerian Pidgin sabi, both meaning "to know". In some cases, it is a diminutive of Savannah.

Shané f African American, Afrikaans
Probably a variant spelling of Shanae.

Shani f African American, Swahili (?)
Allegedly means "wonder" in Swahili.

Sheka f African American
Variant spelling of Sheika.

Sheqi f African American
American English

Shiny m & f English, African American
From the English word shiny, meaning "glorious, shining, brightness".

Shuka m African American

Sokde m African American

Sonji f African American
Meaning unknown, possibly a form of Sophia. Sonji Roi was the name of the first wife of boxer Muhammad Ali.

Sylis m African American (Modern, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)

Syrai f English (American), African American
Variant of Sarai or Sarah used by Brandy Norwood for her daughter, Sy'Rai Smith (2002—).

Tajah f African American

Takia f African American
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix ta and the name Nakia. Also see T'Keyah.

Takya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix ta and Kaya 2.

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.

Tamla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Contracted form of Tamela.

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]

Tayon m African American

Terik m African American
Alternate spelling of Tariq

Theil m African American

Tijay m & f African American (Modern, Rare), Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)