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Irawo m & f Yoruba
Means "star" in Yoruba.

Irebabofo m Western African
Origin: Ghana

Iredia m Western African, Esan
Means "stay" in Esan. ... [more]

Irekanmi f African, Yoruba
"It is now my turn for good things"

Iremide f & m Yoruba
Means "my goodness has come" in Yoruba.

Ireti m & f Yoruba
Means "hope" in Yoruba.

Iretiola f Nigerian

Iretomiwa f & m Nigerian

Ireyon f African American (Rare)

Irie m & f Jamaican Patois, African American
Irie is used in the music and culture of Jamaica. The meaning is to have no worries or be at peace with everything around you. You hear the saying feeling Irie in many Regea songs.

Irorezi f Isoko (Rare)
Means "good thoughts" in Isoko.

Irorezi f Nigerian
A feminine Nigerian name. The meaning is loosely translated to "good thoughts". This name could also be a diminutive of the Nigerian name Orezi, meaning "precious".

Iruuju m Igbo
Means "sorrowful" in Igbo.

Isaach m Yoruba, Norwegian (Rare), Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Isaac.

Isatou f Western African
Probably derived from Aisha, compare the West African name form Aïssatou.

Isau m Nigerian

Ishesha f African American (Rare, ?)

Ishmaa'ily m African American (Rare)
Probably a variant of Ishmael.

Ishondi f African American

Isioma f Nigerian
Means "good luck".

Isiyaka m Hausa
Hausa form of Isaac.

Isiyaku m Hausa
Hausa form of Isaac.

Ismaïla m Western African
Western African form of Ismail (see Ishmael).

Isma'ilu m Hausa
Hausa form of Ishmael.

Isom m American (Rare), African American
Transferred use of the surname Isom, a variant of Isham itself a transferred use of the surname Isham.

Isomubo m Ijaw
Means "messenager" in Ijaw.

Isongke f & m Western African, Anaang
Means "nothing is impossible" in Anaang, spoken in Nigeria.

Issaka m Western African
Form of Ishaq used in parts of French-influenced western Africa.

Issiac m African American (Modern, Rare)

Issiah m African American (Rare)
Variant of Isaiah.

Isufu m Hausa
Hausa form of Joseph.

Isyaku m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Ishaq.

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".

Itohan f Western African, Edo, Ijaw
Means "mercy" in Edo and "I don't wish you bad" in Ijaw.

Itohanosa f Western African, Edo
Means "the mercy of God" in Edo language.

Itonyo f & m Ijaw
Means "my thought" in Ijaw.

Ituaton m Ijaw
Means "remember me" in Ijaw.

Ivary f & m African American (Rare)

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

Ivorie f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Ivory.

Iwa f Afizere
Means "eve" in Afizere.

Iwalaye m & f Yoruba
THE IWALAYE / IWALAIYE IS THE NAME OF A FAMILY (A ROYAL NAME )IN THE YORUBA LAND,EFFO-AMURO, KOGI STATE.

Iwuanyanwu m & f Igbo
Means “the law, lawful” in Igbo.

Iwuka m Igbo
From the Igbo words "Iwu" (law or rule) and "Ka" (take precedence).

Ixani m African American (Anglicized, Rare)

Iyabode f Ijaw
Means "poverty has come" in Ijaw.

Iyabode f Yoruba
Yoruba for " mother has returned". When a the first girl child is born after the death of a grandmother, the child is given this name. Iya is the root word,which means mother. Such as Iyaba, wich means Grandmother.

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

Iyanla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Self given name of Iyanla Vazvant (birth Name Rhonda Eva Harris). The name is made up from the Yoruba words ìyá "mother" and nlá "big, great". It got traction in the USA after Iyanla's appearances in the Oprah Winfrey Show in 1998/1999.

Iyanna f African American (Modern)
Variant of Ayanna.

Iyeoka f Western African, Yoruba
Means "mother who speaks the word" in Yoruba.... [more]

Iyesha f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aisha.

Iyiomo m & f Yoruba
ondo region of western nigeris

Iyoka f Western African, Yoruba
Variant of Iyeoka.

Izear m African American

Iziengbe m & f Nigerian

Izon-ebi m & f Ijaw
Means "the Ijaw life is good" in Ijaw.

Ja m & f English (?), African American

Jaachike m Igbo
Variant of Jachike.

Jaavon m African American
Variant of Javon.

Jabaal m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jabal.

Jabbie f English (American), African American

Jabraylen m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jabraylon. It can be spelled Jabraylen or Ja'Braylen.

Jabraylon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix ja with the given name Braylon. It can be spelled Jabraylon or Ja'Braylon.

Jabria f African American (Rare)

Jabrille m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jabril.

Jacara f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ja and Cara, probably modelled on Toccara... [more]

Jacari m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jakari.

Jacayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jakayla.

Jachike m Igbo
Means "praise God" or "Hail God" in Igbo.

Jacolby m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Jacoby and Colby.

Jaconda f African American
Variant of Gioconda.

Jacorey m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ja and Corey, perhaps modelled on Jacoby... [more]

Jacori m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jacorey.

Jacoria f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Coria with the popular prefix Ja-.

Jacorie m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jacorey.

Jacory m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jacorey.

Jacquavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaquavious.

Jacquel f & m African American
Possibly an elaborated form of Jacques or a combination of Jacob and Raquel.

Jacquenetta f African American (Rare)

Jacquez m African American (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Jacquez.

Jacquilla f African American

Jacsun m African American
Variant of Jackson.

Jadarius m African American

Jadasha f African American
Name created with the popular prefix ja and the diminutive Dasha.

Jadaveon m African American

Jadesola f Yoruba
Means "emerge into wealth" in Yoruba.

Jadeveon m African American (Rare)
First name of American Footballer Jadeveon Davarus Clowney.

Jadore f & m English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Modern)
From the brand of perfume called J'adore, which was introduced by Christian Dior in 1999. It is taken from the French phrase j'adore meaning "I love (very much)" (or, when used in a colloquial context, "I'm loving it").

Jadrian m African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Jaden and Adrian.

Jae'Sean m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jayshawn. This is borne by American basketball player Jae'Sean Tate (1995-).

Jafari m African American (Rare), Swahili
Swahili version of, and elaboration of, Jafar that came into popular usage in the 1970s due to many parents choosing Afrocentric names, in this particular case an Islamic name.

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

Jahali f Bandial
Means "worried" in Bandial.

Jahari m & f African American (Modern)
Possibly an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Johari and Jabari.

Jaharii f & m African American
Variant of Jahari.

Jaheem m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jaheim.

Jaheim m African American (Modern)
Usage seems to be inspired by Jaheim Hoagland (born 1978), an American R&B singer and former rapper.

Jahiem m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jaheim.

Jahkay m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jakai.

Jahkor m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Jacorey. This name was used for the central character in All Day and a Night (2020), a Netflix film about a young man serving a life sentence in prison for murder.

Jahleek m African American (Modern, Rare)

Jahlia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaliyah.

Jahmere m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamir.

Jahmia f African American (Rare)

Jahmier m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamir.

Jahmina f African American

Jahnari m African American (Modern, Rare)

Jahnequa f African American (Modern)
Variant of Janiqua.

Jahqai m Obscure, African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Jakai.

Jahrell m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jarell.

Jahru m African American

Jah'shawn m African American
Variant of Jashawn.

Jahvontay m African American (Rare)
Variant of Javonte.

Jahwan m African American
Possibly a variant of Juwan.

Jahzara f African American (Modern)
Meaning uncertain, likely a modern invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Jazelle and Azaria... [more]

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

Jaiana f African American

Jai'Juan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic element jay and Juan 1.

Jaiquawn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jayquan.

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

Jaiyana f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements jy, ya and na, perhaps modelled on Aiyana.

JaJuan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ja and Juan 1. It might be modelled after DeJuan and Lajuan.

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]

Jakaila f African American (Modern)
Variant of Jakayla.

Jakara f African American
Combination of the prefix Ja- and Kara 1.

Jakarai m African American

Jakari m African American

Jakaria f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Karia using the popular prefix Ja-.

Jakarius m African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, formed using popular name elements such as Ja and arius (from names such as Darius). See also Jakari.

Jakayla f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ja and Kayla, or a blend of ja with Makayla... [more]

Jakeecia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jakeisha.

Jakeem m African American

Jakeisha f African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix Ja- and Keisha.

Jakeria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jakaria.

Jakhari m African American (Modern, Rare)
A variant of Jakari, which is an invented name that potentially a blend of phonetic elements, likely based off of names like Jamari.

Jakira f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ja and Kira 2, possibly modelled on Shakira.

Jakisha f African American
Combination of the prefix Ja and the name Kisha.

Jakiya f English (American), African American
Combination of Jaki and Kiya.

Jakori m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jacorey.

Jakya f African American (Rare)

Jakyra f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the suffix ja- and Kyra.

Jalaya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Jalayah.

Jalayah f African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements ja, lay and ya, probably based on names such as Alayah and Jaliyah... [more]

Jalayia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jalaya.

Jaleah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Jaliyah. It can be spelled Jaleah or with a capitalized third letter as JaLeah.

Ja'leesa f African American (Modern)
Combination of prefix ja and Leesa.

Jaleesa f African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ja and Leesa. It was popularized by the character Jaleesa Vinson from the American television sitcom A Different World (1987-1993)... [more]

Jalend m African American

Jaliek m African American

Jalin m & f African American (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jalen.

Jaloni f & m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jalani.

Jalyla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jalila or a combination of the prefix ja- and the name Lyla.

Jamaine m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jermaine.

Jamala f Arabic, Azerbaijani, African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Jamal.

Jamall m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamal.

Jaman m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamon.

Jamani m & f African American (Modern, Rare), Nigerian (Rare)
Perhaps a blend of Jamari with Amani or Imani.

Jamare' m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jamar.

Jamaree m African American
Variant of Jamari.

Jamaria f African American (Modern)
Feminine form of Jamario, Jamari or Jamarion. It may be influenced by Kamaria.

Jamariah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamaria.

Jamarian m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jamarion.

Jamarie m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jamari.

Jamario m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Mario using the popular prefix Ja-. It is sometimes used as a masculine variant of Jamaria.

Jamarionna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Jamarion.

Jamarious m African American
Variant of Jamarius.

Jamarius m African American
Combination of the popular name prefix ja and Marius, in a similar fashion to Jamarion.

Jamarr m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jamar.

Jamarria f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamaria.

Jamary m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jamari.

Jamaya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Jamya, or a combination of the popular phonetic prefix ja and Maya 2.

Jamayca f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jamaica.

Jamean m African American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Jamecia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Jameek m African American (Rare)

Jameer m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jamir.

Jameir m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamir.

Jameka f African American
This is the middle name of tennis player Serena Williams.

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.

Jamelene f African American
Feminine form of Jamal.

Jamell m African American
Variant of Jamel.

Jamere m & f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamir.

Jamerion m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jamarion, possibly influenced by James.

Jamesetta f African American
An elaborate feminine form of James, borne by famous singer Etta James as her birth name.

Jameshauwnnel f African American (Rare)
Possibly a combination of James and Shanelle. This was one of the nicknames of Rhoshandiatellyneshiaunneveshenk Koyaanisquatsiuth Williams (1984-), the other being Jamie.

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

Jamier m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamir.

Jamilia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Jamila.

Jamilla f Judeo-Spanish, African American, Spanish (Philippines), Dutch (Modern), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Jamila.

Jamilu m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Jamil.

Jamira f African American (Modern)
Feminine form of Jamir, or a blend of the popular phonetic prefix ja with the name Amira 1.

Jamirah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamira.

Jamire m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamir.

Jamisha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Jamesha, a combination of the phonetic elements ja, mee and sha.

Jamiya f African American (Modern)
Variant of Jamya.

Jamiyah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Jamya.

Jammal m Arabic (Rare), Urdu (Rare), African American
Alternate transcription of Jamal.

Jamon m African American, Filipino (Rare)

Jamontae m African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Jamon.

J'Amore m African American

Jamour m African American (Rare)
Variation of Jamar influenced by the French word amour meaning "love".

Jamoyia f African American (Modern, 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]

JaMychal m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamichael. This is borne by the American basketball player JaMychal Green (1990-).

Jamyra f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamira, or a combination of the popular phonetic prefix ja and Myra... [more]

Jamyrah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jamira.

Jamyron m African American (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Jamie or Jamar and Myron.

Janaisa f African American (Modern)
May be a modern fusion of Janet and Anaís or Asia. Its prefix Jan often relates to names that mean “God is gracious”.

Janari m & f African American (Rare)

Janasia f African American (Modern)
May be a contraction of Janae and Asia 1.

Janaya f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Elaborated form of Janae or variant of Janiyah (depending on the pronunciation).

Ja'nayla f African American (Rare)

Jané f African American (Modern)
Variant of Jenay.

Janee f African American
Variant of Janae.

Janeese f African American (Modern)
Elaborated form of Jane, or a combination of the phonetic elements ja and nees... [more]

Janeesha f African American (Modern)
Variant of Janisha.

Janiqua f African American
Combination of the phonetic elements ja, nee and qua. It can also be seen as an elaboration of Jane.

Janisha f English (American, Rare), African American
Elaboration of Jane using the suffix -isha. Possibly inspired by the sound of Tanisha.

Janyla f African American (Modern, Rare)
A combination of the popular prefix ja and Nyla.

Jaquana f African American (Rare)
Feminine form of Jaquan. It can also be understood as a combination of the phonetic elements ja, qua and na.

Jaquanda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ja, quan and da. It can be spelled JaQuanda or Jaquanda.

Jaquanna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jaquana. It can also be understood as a combination of the phonetic elements ja, quan and na.

Jaquantay m African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements ja, quan and tay.

Jaquari m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jakari.

Jaquarious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaquarius.

Jaquarius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element ja and Aquarius.

Jaquasha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic element ja and the name Quasha. It can be spelled JaQuasha, Ja'Quasha or Jaquasha.

Jaquasia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Jaquasha. It can be spelled JaQuasia, Ja'Quasia or Jaquasia.

Jaquavious m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jaquavius.

Jaquavius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name, probably based on Jaquan and Octavius.

Jaquez m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jacquez.

Jaquita f African American (Modern)
Variant of Chiquita. See also Shaquita.... [more]

Jaquitta f African American
Variant of Marquita.

Jaquon m African American
Variant of Jaquan.

Jaquonthin m African American
Possibly a blend of Jaquan and Jonathan.

Jarè m African American (Rare, ?)

Jarell m African American (Modern, Rare)

Jariah f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jeriah.

Jarius m African American (Rare)
Possibly an invented name based on Jerry and Darius.

Jarmal m African American
Variant of Jamal.

Jarmecca f African American (Modern)
Not sure of the history or origin.

Jarrius m African American (Rare)

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.

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

Jasean m African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix Ja- and Sean.

Jashaun m African American (Modern)
Variant of Jashawn.

Jashawn m African American (Modern)
Combination of the popular prefix ja and Shawn.

Jashawna f African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Jashawn.

Jasheika f African American

Jashon m African American
Variant of Jashawn.

Jashonda f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix ja and the name Shonda. It can be spelled JaShonda or Jashonda.

Jasmiyah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Invented name combining the phonetic elements jaz, mee and ya, based on Jasmine.

Jatasha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix ja with the name Tasha. It can be spelled JaTasha or Jatasha.

Jatavia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Jatoree f African American
Combination of the prefix ja and Toree.

Jatori f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic prefix ja and Tori, probably modelled on Natori.

Jatory m African American (Modern)
Combination of the prefix ja- with Tory.

Ja'Vahna f African American (Rare)
Possibly an anglicized form of Giovanna.

Javale m African American (Rare)

Ja'van m African American

Javante m African American (Modern)
Variant of Javonte.

Javari m African American (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Javaris altered due to the influence of Jabari (and also sharing a sound with Jamari and Jakari).

Javarie m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Javari.

Javarious m African American (Modern)
Elaborated form of Javaris. This name can be spelled Javarious or with a capitalized third letter as JaVarious.

Javaris m African American
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an invented name blending Jarvis with Tavares.

Javaughn m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Javon, the spelling influenced by that of Vaughn. This name can be spelled Javaughn or with a capitalized third letter as JaVaughn.

Ja'veon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Javon.

Javette f African American
Possibly a blend of the phonetic element ja with the name Yvette.

Javicia f African American
Likely a combination of a name that starts with Jav- (such as Javiera) with a name that ends in -icia (such as Alicia).... [more]

Javontae m African American (Modern)
Variant of Javonte.

Javontay m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Javonte.

Javorius m African American (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Jawaan m African American
Contracted version of Jaquan. Spelling may be influenced by Dutch or Arabic.

Jawan m African American (Rare)
Variant of Juwan.

Jawana f African American (Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Joanna or Juana inspired by names such as Tawana, Shawana and Lawana.

Jawann m African American (Rare)
Variant of Juwan.

Jawanna f African American (Rare)
Variant of Joanna.

Jawanza m African American

Jawaun m African American (Rare)
Variant of Juwan.

Jawon m African American (Rare)
Variant of Juwan.

Ja'Wuan m African American
Variant of Juwan.

Jayana f African American (Modern)
Variant of Jayanna.

Jayanna f African American (Modern), English (Rare)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements jy, ya and na, perhaps modelled on Ayanna.... [more]

Jaycina f African American
Jaycina Almond is a model and founder of the non-profit Tender Foundation.

Jayco m African American (Modern, Rare)

Jaykeem m African American
Name meaning: ?. Is an Arabic influenced name

Jaykela f African American
Variant of Jakayla.

Jaykia f & m African American
Combination of Jay 1/Jack and Kia

Jaylani f African American (Modern)
Possibly a rhyming variant of Kaylani using the popular phonetic element jay. Also compare Jelani and Jaylon.

Jaymere m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements jay and meer, or a blend of Jamie and Jamir.

Jaymir m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jaymere.

Jayquan m African American (Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements jay and quan.

Jaysean m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jayshawn.

Jaysha f English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, using the phonetic elements jay and sha, and sharing a sound with names such as Daysha and Stacia.

Jayshaun m African American (Rare)
Variant of Jayshawn.

Jayshawn m African American
Combination of Jay 1 and Shawn.

Jayven m African American (Modern)
Variant of Javon.

Jayvian m African American (Modern), American (Hispanic, Modern, ?)
Variant of Javion.