African American Submitted Names

AALIJAH f & m English (American, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aaliyah and Elijah.

AALYRAH f African American (Modern)
Variant of Alira or Aaliyah.

AARIAN m & f English (American), African American
Variant of Arian.

AARONETTA f African American (Rare)
Elaborted form of Aarona.

AAVIANCE f African American
Variant of Aviance.

AAYIRAH f African American
Variant of Arya.

ABBA f African American
Short form of Abena. This was used by early slaves in the American south.

ABIOLA f & m African, African American (Modern), Nigerian, Yoruba
Means "born in honor" in Yoruba.

ABREN m African American

ACHONTE' f African American (Modern)
Variation of Ashanti.

ADANTE m African American
A combination of the prefix A- and the name Dante.

ADANYA f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adanna used in the United States.

ADARIUS m African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix a and Darius.

ADARYLL m African American
An invented name, a combination of the name prefix A- and Daryl... [more]

ADASHIA f African American
Combination of the prefix a and an elaborated form of Dasha.

A'DESTIN m African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix a with Destin.

ADNIS m African American
Meaning unknown. It is the name of American rapper Jay-Z's father, about whom he wrote a song.

ADNISA m African American
Feminine form of Adnis.

ADOLPHIA f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Adolph.

ADONAIA f African American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Adonai.

ADONTAY m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adante.

ADONTI f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adante.

ADRIANANDIOUS m African American
African american elaborated form of Adrian.

AERIAS m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Arias.

AERION m African American
Probably derived from Greek aēr "air", though it may also be an elaboration of Aaron.

AFRICIA f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Africa (1).

AFRICIO m African American (Rare)
Masculine form of Africia.

AFRICKA f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Africa.

AFRICO m African American (Rare)
Masculine form of Africa (1)

AFRIKA f African American
Variant of Africa.

AFRIKKA f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Africa.

AHLAIJA m African American
Variant of Elijah.

AHLEESHA f African American
Variant of Alicia.

AIESHA f African American
Variant of Aisha.

AIJA f African American (Modern)
Variant of Asia.

AIJALON m & f Biblical, English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
From an Old Testament place name meaning "place of gazelles" in Hebrew (compare Ayala). Aijalon or Ajalon was the name of several biblical locations, including the valley in Dan where the Israelites defeated the Amorites while the sun and moon stood still in answer to their leader Joshua's prayer.

AINSWORTH m English, African American
Transferred use of the surname Ainsworth.

AITISHA f English (Rare), African American (Rare)

AIYANA f African American
Variant of Ayanna.

AJA f African American (Modern)
Variant of Asia.

AJAHNI m & f African American
Variant of Ajani.

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

AKAIYAH f African American (Modern, Rare)

AKARA f African American

AKASHIA f African American (Rare)

AKAYSHA f African American (Rare)
Possibly a phonetic spelling of Acacia.

AKEISHA f African American
Combination of the prefix a and Keisha.

AKESHA f African American
Variant of Akeisha.

AKIA f African American
Truncated form of Nakia.

AKIEM m African American
Variant of Akeem.

AKILI m & f African American (Rare)

AKIMEYON m African American (Modern, Rare)

AKISHA f African American
Combination of the prefix a and Kisha.

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

ALAETRA f African American
Perhaps an Anglicized variant of Elettra.

ALARON m African American

ALAYSIA f English (American), African American
Possibly a variant of Alysia or Malaysia.

ALBONIE f & m African American (Modern, Rare), English
Variant of Albany.

ALCENYA f English (American), English (Canadian), African American (?)
Variant of Alcena.

ALEISHA f African American (Modern)
Variant of Alicia.

ALERAMIYA f African American

ALGERIA f African American (Modern)
From the name of the African country.

ALIJAH m African American (Modern)
Variant of Elijah.

ALLENCIA f African American
Rhyming variant of Valencia.

ALLERIAH f African American
My mom said that it comes from the name of a fairytale called Allerleirauh meaning "All-Kinds-of-Fur".

AL'TARIQ m African American
Combination of the prefix Al- and the name Tariq.

AL'TERIC m African American
Variant of Al'tariq.

ALTOVISE f African American

AMAHNI f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amani.

AMAJA f African American

AMARE m & f African American (Modern)
Variant of Amari. Spelling may have influence from the Latin word amāre, meaning "to love".

AMARIIA f African American

AMARION m African American (Modern)
Probably from Amari with the popular suffix ion attached.

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

AM'AZ'IN m African American (Rare)
Variant of Amazing.

AMAZIN f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Amazing.

AMIERE m African American (Modern, Rare)

AMIRACLE f African American
Combination of the suffix a and Miracle.

AMISHA f Indian, Indonesian, African American (Modern)
Means "truthful" in Hindi.

AMIYA m & f Indian, African American
Possibly derived from the Sanskrit word amaya (अमाय) meaning "free from deceit, guileless". May also be a variant of AMAYA.... [more]

AMORAE f African American (Modern)
From the Latin word "Amor" which means to love

A'NANA f African American

ANARCHA f African American (Archaic)

ANASIA f English, African American
Diminutive of ANASTASIA or a feminine form of ANAS

ANAZIA f African American (Modern), Nigerian
Originally a Nigerian surname of unknown meaning.

ANDETRIA f African American
Elaboration of Diedra.

ANEISHA f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anisha.

ANFERNEE m African American
Variant of Anthony. This name was popularized by American basketball player Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway (b. 1971).

ANFERNY m African American (Rare)
Variant of Anfernee.

ANIJHA f African American (Modern), American

ANIRAY f African American
This name is a mix between the names Raymond and Aniko. It is a name that was made in New Orleans, Louisiana it may also have some french origin. It has been linked to the name Annie-Ray many of time but does not sound exactly like that.

ANJANNETTE f African American (Modern)
Variant of Anjanette.

ANNIQUA f African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Anna, formed from the popular name suffix qua- (see also Annika, Anika, Shaniqua and Janiqua).

ANNUGETTA f African American

ANTAWANA f African American
Feminine form of Antwan.

ANTAWN m African American (Rare)
Variant of Anton.

ANTOINIECE f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Antoine using the fashionable suffix -iece.

ANTOINIQUE f African American (Rare)
Feminization of Antoine by using the fashionable suffix -ique

ANTRAVIOUS m African American (Modern)

ANTREL m African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning.

ANTWANE m African American (Rare)
Variant of Antoine.

ANTWANETTA f African American (Modern, Rare)
Latinization of Antwanette. This is borne by a young female basketball player Antwanetta Boswell. Also, see Antoinetta.

ANTWANETTE f African American
Feminine form of Antwan.

ANTWANIECE f African American (Rare)
Variant of Antoiniece.

ANTWANIQUE f African American (Rare)
Variant of Antoinique.

ANTWON m African American (Modern)
Variant of Antoine.

AQUANETTA f African American (Modern, Rare)
Contemporary created name, from the colour "Aqua," a greenish-blue. Borne by American actress Acquanetta (1921-2004) whose real name was Mildred Davenport, author Aquanetta Gordon and fictional character Aquanette Walker from the Cheetah Girls series (1999-2006).

AQUARIA f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Aquarius.

AQUIELA f African American

AQUINTIS m African American
Meaning unknown.

ARCHIA f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Derived from the surname of Archia, which is by far the most prevalent in the United States and as such might possibly be a relatively new surname. Its meaning is currently unknown, but it is possible that it is derived from the masculine given name Archie.... [more]

ARCOLA f African American

ARDIS f & m Scottish, English, African American
The feminine name Ardis is a simplification of the Nordic name Arndís.... [more]

ARICKA f African American
Variant of Erica.

ARKINYA f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix ar with Kinya.

ARLANDUS m African American
Possibly a quasi-Latinization of Roland via variants like Orlando.

ARLEATHIA f African American
Variant of Arletha.

ARLEILYA f African American

ARLICIA f African American
Combination of Arletha and Alicia.

ARLISA f African American (Rare)

ARMANI m & f African American (Modern)
From the traditionally Italian surname meaning "son of Armano". Popularized as a given name because of the high-end fashion company Armani Exchange, founded by Italian clothing designer Giorgio Armani.

ARMARIA f African American (Rare, ?)
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Armani and Amari.

AROSALIYA f African American

ARTRICE f African American
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Arthur, using the name suffix trice (from names such as Patrice).

ARYIONNA f African American

ASHANAE f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix a with Shanae.

ASHANNA f African American

ASHANTA f African American
Variant of Ashanti.

ASHANTE f African American
Variant of Ashanti.

ASHILA f African American

ASIANIQUE f African American
Combination of Asia and the suffix -ique.

ASJHA f African American (Modern, Rare)

ATASHA f African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)

ATAVIA f African American (Modern)

ATIANA f African American
Deconstruction of Tatiana or elaboration of Tiana.

ATOIA f African American (Rare)
"wonderful creature"

ATTALLAH m & f Arabic, African American (Rare)
Attallah is one of the daughters of Activist Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz.

AUBRIEA f African American (Rare)
Variant of Aubrey.

AUDERYANA f African American

AUNDRA f English (Modern), African American
Possibly a blend of Audra and Andra. This name has been used regularly in the United States since the 1950s.

AUNJANUE f African American (Rare)
Possibly from a corruption of French ingénue meaning "an innocent, wholesome girl", perhaps influenced by names such as Anjanette. This is borne by American actress Aunjanue Ellis (1969-).

AURAIN m African American

AURION f & m English (American), African American
Variant of Orion.

AUTHERINE f African American
Feminine form of Auther. Autherine Lucy was the first African-American student admitted to a white school in Alabama when she entered the University of Alabama in 1956.

AVANDRE m African American
Created name with the prefix av and the name Andre.

AVASHANTE m African American
Combination of the prefix av and Ashante.

AVIANCE f African American (Modern, Rare)
Adoption of the name of the Aviance perfume introduced by Prince Matchabelli in 1975.... [more]

AVONIA f English (Rare), African American
The meaning of this name is uncertain at this time. Its best known bearer was American actress Avonia Jones (1839-1867), whose parents may possibly have named her after the village of Avonia (in Pennsylvania, USA), or after the genus of plants of the same name... [more]

AVONTE f African American (Modern, Rare)

AWOON m African American

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

AYANNA f Eastern African, African American (Modern), Jamaican Patois
Possibly means "flower" in Amharic.

AYEJAH f African American
Variant of Asha (2).

AYISHA f Arabic, African American
Variant of Aisha.

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]

AYSIAH f African American
Variant of Asia.

AYZSIA f African American
Variant of Asia.

AZURAY f African American (Modern, Rare)
Apparently a misspelling of Azuree, the name of a perfume by the designer Estée Lauder.

BANITA f African American

BARKEVIOUS m African American (Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning.... [more]

BAZILE m Norman, African American, French (Cajun), American (South)
Norman cognate of Basil.

BENAH f African American
Short form of Abena. This was used by early slaves in the American south. Attested in the 1730's in South Carolina. It was frequently misanalyzed as Venus.

BENEBA f African American
English corruption of Abena. This was used by early slaves in the American south. Attested in the 1730's in South Carolina.

BENICA f Filipino, African American
Feminine variant of Benjamin or Ben.

BERMONICA f African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Bernice and Monica.

BERSHAWN m & f African American

BERTICE f African American (Modern, Rare)

BEYONKA f African American
Variant of Bianca.

BLESSENCE f African American
The combination of Blessed with Essence.

BRANFORD m Louisiana Creole, African American, American (South)

BREAHI f African American

BREASHA f African American

BREE'SHAY f African American (Rare)

BRESHAD m African American (Rare)

BRIANKA f African American
Diminutive of Briana.

BRIASIA f African American
Combination of the popular prefix bri with Asia.

BRILLIANT m English (African, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the English word brilliant meaning "(of light or color) very bright and radiant".

BRITANICA f African American
Variant of Britannica.

BRITANNICA f African American

BRYSHA f African American (Rare)

BRYSHON m African American (Modern, Rare)

CAB m African American (Rare)
Short form of Cabell. A notable bearer is jazz musician and band leader Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (1907-1994).

CACHET f African American

CALEXI f African American (Rare)

CALEYA f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kalea.

CAMARION m African American (Modern)
Variant of Kamarion. This name can also be a modern elaboration of Cameron in some instances.

CAMESHA f African American (Rare)
Variant of Camisha.

CAMESHIA f African American (Rare)
Variant of Camisha.

CAMISHA f African American
A West African tribe name.

CANRAY m Louisiana Creole, American (South), African American

CARDEL m & f African American, South African
Variant of Cordell.

CARESHA f African American
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer is Caresha Brownlee, known as 'Yung Miami' from the rap duo City Girls.

CARLETTA f African American (Modern)
Elaborated form of Carla, apparently in imitation of Italian Carlotta and perhaps influenced by Scarlett. 'Form of Caroletta in modern American usage, especially among black American families.'

CARMA f African American
Variant of Karma.

CARTIA f African American (Rare), English (Australian, Rare)

CARVIS m African American (Modern, Rare)

CASHMERE f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word, a type of fabric, ultimately borrowed from the Hindi कश्मीर (kaśmīr) (See Kashmir).

CASIYAH f African American

CASSIETTA f African American

CASTINE f African American

CAVON m African American
Variant of Kevon.

CAVONA f African American

CEANDRA f African American
Created with the prefix ce and the feminization of Andre.

CECESS f African American
Variant of Success.

CEDRICA f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Cedric.

CEMYIEN m African American (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

CERETHA f African American (Rare)

CEVON m African American (Rare)
Variant of Kevon.

CEYONNI f African American

CHABLIS f African American (Modern, Rare)
It is a type of French wine that sounds feminine.

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

CHAKAYA f African American
Combination of Chaka and Kaya.

CHAKKA f African American (Rare)
Chakka appeared on the hit television show 'Maury' at least seven times to test a total of eleven men for her three children Mustafa, Mary, and Mylove. One notable man, Corey, tested positive for Mary and Mylove, but negatively for Mustafa... [more]

CHAMIQUE f English (African), African American
Variant of Shamika.

CHANAE f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanae.

CHANDA f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shawnda.

CHANDORA f African American
Likely an invented name, combining the name element Chan with DORA.

CHANDRE f African American
Variant of Shandra.

CHANDRIA f African American
Elaboration of Shandra.

CHANDRYKA f African American
Elaboration of Shandra.

CHANÉ f African American
CHANÉ was a dialect of the Terena language, an extinct language of Argentina and Bolivia. It belonged to the Maipurean language family. There is very few data on this language. In Argentina it was spoken in Salta Province.

CHANESE f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanice.

CHANICE f African American (Modern)
Variant of Shanice.... [more]

CHANTANESHA f African American

CHANTESSY f African American
Possibly the feminine version of Channing combined with the name Tess.

CHAQUELLA f African American (Rare)

CHARAE f African American (Modern, Rare), American (Modern, Rare)

CHARATY f African American
Variant of Charity.

CHARCANDRICK m African American
Charcandrick West- running back for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL.

CHARLANDRA f African American (Rare)
Combination of Charlene and the popular suffix andra.

CHARLESE f African American, English (American)
Variant of Charlize.

CHARLESETTA f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Charles.

CHARLESTON m & f African American, Portuguese (Brazilian), American
Transferred use of the surname Charleston.

CHARLIZA f African American (Modern, Rare)
Presumably, an elaboration of Charlize. (See also Charlisa).

CHARROD m African American (Rare)

CHASMYN f African American

CHATHAY f African American
Likely an invented name.

CHAUNACY f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chauncey.

CHAUNTASIA f African American (Modern, Rare)
Probably a combination of Chanté with the suffix tasia (from names such as Anastasia or Fantasia).

CHAUNTEA f African American (Modern)
Variant of Chanté.

CHAUNTEE f African American (Modern)
Variant of Chanté

CHAVON f African American (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form of Siobhán.

CHAYE f African American (Anglicized, Rare)

CHAZMIN f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jasmin.

CHEKESHA f African American (Modern)
Combination of popular prefix cha with Keisha.

CHELCY f African American
Variant of Chelsea.

CHENAE f African American
Variant of Shanae.

CHENEKA f African American
Variant of Shaniqua.

CHENIQUE f African American
Perhaps a variant of Shaniqua.

CHEQUITA f African American
Variant of Chiquita.

CHERRYICE f English, African American
Variant of Cherise.

CHEVONDA f African American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps an elaboration of Chevonne.

CHILOND f & m African American
Likely an invented name.

CHIMERE m African American
This is a French name, but the meaning of it is unknown.... [more]

CHINIQUA f African American

CHIQUI f English (American, Rare), African American
Diminutive of Chiquita.

CHIQUITA f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American
Means "little girl" in Spanish, from the Spanish chica "girl" combined with the diminutive suffix ita.... [more]

CHIQUITTA f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Chiquita.

CHRISTIANAE f African American
With grace I follow Christ... [more]

CHYVAURNE f & m African American
Variant of Siobhán.

CIPREANNA f African American
Variant of Cypriana.

CLAIREECE f Literature, African American (Rare)
Variant of Clarice. This is the given name of Claireece Precious Jones in the book 'Push' and the movie 'Precious'.

CLASTERFAIR m American (South), African American
This name is found in generations of families. Clusters of the name can be found in Louisiana, in particular, but remains rare. It is said to be terminology to refer to royal members, similar to King or Duke would be used.

CLEAVON m African American (Rare)
Meaning "cliff". Adaptation from names containing the element cleav with the suffix -on.

CLEOTHA m & f African American (Rare)
This was borne by American singer Cleotha "Cleedy" Staples (1934-2013), a member of the Staple Singers musical group.

CLINTONA f African American
Feminine form of Clinton.... [more]

CLINTONIA f African American
Variant of Clintona.

COFFEY m African American (Rare)
Possibly a form of Cuff. This is borne by American country and western singer-songwriter Coffey Anderson (1978-).

CONIQUE f African American

CORANT m African American

CORDERO m Spanish (Latin American), African American
From Spanish cordero "lamb", perhaps via the Spanish surname Cordero (originally denoting either a shepherd or someone thought to resemble a lamb).

CORDOZAR m African American

CORENTHIA f African American (Rare)
Variant of Corinthia.

CORIETTA f African American

CORINTHIA f English (Rare), African American
From Corinth, the ancient Greek city-state. In the New Testament there are two epistles to the Corinthians written by Saint Paul. This is the name of "Miss Corrie" Hogganbeck in 'The Reivers' (1962) by William Faulkner.

CORLETTA f African American (Anglicized, Modern, Rare, Archaic)
To be successful, victorious, a winner, triumphant

CORONDA f African American
Likely an invented name, possibly a combination of Cora and Ronda.

CRESTAL f African American (Modern, Rare)

CRUSTY f & m African American

CUBBENAH m African American
English corruption of Kwabena. This was used by early slaves in the American south. Attested in the 1730's in South Carolina.

CUBIE m African American (Rare)

CUDJOE m African American, Western African
Anglicized form of Kojo used by early slaves in the American South. It is attested in the 1730s in South Carolina. This name was borne by Cudjoe Lewis (c. 1840-1935), the last known survivor of the Atlantic slave trade between Africa and the United States.

CUFF m African American (Archaic)
Anglicized form of Kofi. According to George Rippey Stewart in 'American Given Names' (1979): "It was a common name for a black during the slave period, but died out in the late nineteenth century."

CURTISA f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Curtis.

CYMPHONIQUE f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Symphony using the suffix -ique (e.g., from Monique). Cymphonique Miller is a famous bearer.

CYMPHONY f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Symphony.

DACEE m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Dacey.

DAEKWON m African American
Apparently a variant of Dejuan.

DAFFANY f African American
Variant of Daphne.

DAIJA f African American (Modern)
Variant of Deja.

DAIJUAN m African American
Variant of Dejuan.

DAISEAN m African American (Rare)
Variant of Daishaun.

DAISHAUN m African American (Rare)
Variant of Deshawn and Dayshawn.

DAISHAWN m African American (Rare)
Variant of Daishaun.

DAIZHA f & m African American
Variant of Deja.

DAJANAE f African American (Modern)
Variant of Dejanae.

DAJANEEK f African American (Modern)
Probably a combination of the popular name prefix Da and Janeka.

DAJUAN m African American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the popular prefix Da and Juan.

DAKEENA f African American (Rare)

DALANDA f Western African, African American
Means "creative" in Fulani.