African Names

17 African names for girls, listing African baby names 1-10. Ashanti, Ebony, Jasmine, Keisha, Kenya and Kimberly are popular names. Abina, Azania, Jahzara and Kesia are uncommon names. View African baby names for name meanings, search African names for boys, or search other baby names.

Abina (African, Ghanaian) ... [2]

Ashanti ... From the name of a powerful African empire (17th to early 20th century). Today ... and also in modern American black families as a link to the African past. ... [15]

Azania ... The name is now used mainly with reference to the African nationalist name for South Africa ...

Ebony ... Used since the 1970s by African-American blacks who like descriptive names such as Amber and Tawny. [11]

Jahzara (African) ...

Jasmine ... The name is popular among Hispanic and African American families ... [34]

Keisha ... The name is popular with African-American families ... [11]

Kenya (African) ... [2]

Kesia (African) ...

Kimberly ... when English soldiers were fighting in the South African town of Kimberley ... [22]

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