There are 390 African names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are African names 1 to 20. The unusual African names are Eshe (African), Themba (African), Aba (Fante and Twi), Abana (Akan), Abebi (Yoruban), Abena (Akan), Abeni (Yoruban), Abidemi (Yoruban), Abimbola (Yoruban), Abina (Akan), Abiona (Yoruban), Adamma (Igbo), Adeola (Yoruban), Adesina (Yoruban), Adia (Swahili), Aduke (Yoruban), Afia (Twi), Africa (English), Afua (Ewe and Twi), and Aina (Finnish, Scandinavian, and Catalan). African names are rather popular as baby girl names. The names' popularity has been growing since the 1940s. Their usage peaked in 2002 with 0.942% of baby girls being given African names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 19 African names. In 2008, their total usage was 0.662% with 19 African names listed among the top 1000. Among all African names, Jenna (English and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #107 and a usage of 0.1557%.
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AFRICAN NAMES: | Eshe | life ... is used chiefly in African and its origin is African ... |
| Themba | trust ... it is used mainly in African ... |
DESCRIPTION MATCH: | Aba | born on Thursday ...It is of African-Ghana origin ... |
| Abana | born on Benada (Thursday) ... and it is derived from African-Akan origins. ... |
| Abebi | we asked for her and ... language of origin is African-Yoruba and it is ... |
| Abena | born on Benada (Thursday) ... language of origin is African-Akan. ... |
| Abeni | we asked for her and ... is of African-Yoruba origin and it is used mainly ... |
| Abidemi | born when the father ... language of origin is African-Yoruban ... |
| Abimbola | destined to be rich ... language of origin is African-Yoruban and it is used ... |
| Abina | born on Benada (Thursday) ... language of origin is African-Akan and it is ... |
| Abiona | born during a journey ... language of origin is African-Yoruba and it is ... |
| Adamma | child of beauty ... language and it is of African-Ibo origin ... |
| Adeola | the crown brings honor ... and it is derived from African-Yoruban origins ... |
| Adesina | the coming of the baby ... language of origin is African-Yoruba and it is ... |
| Adia | gift, present ... language of origin is African-Swahili and it is ... |
| Aduke | much loved ... has its origins in the African-Yoruban language and it ... |
| Afia | born on Friday ... has its origins in the African-Akan language and it is ... |
| Africa | woman from Africa; pleasant ... been bestowed by African American parents to ... |
| Afua | born on Friday ... an Ewe and Twi name of African-Akan origin ... |
| Aina | difficult birth; only ...1: Aina's language of origin is African ... |
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