There are 205 African names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are African names 1 to 20. Adan was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in Italian, Spanish, and English, and it was followed in popularity by Ahmad, which is used in Arabic and German. The unusual African names are Marar (African), Marara (African), Munda (African), Mundan (African), Themba (African), Abasi, Abayomi (Yoruban), Abiodun (Yoruban), Abiola (Yoruban), Adeben, Adelaja (Yoruban), Adeleke (Yoruban), Adom (English), Adwin, Afi (Twi), Ahkeen (English and Nigerian), Aiyetoro (Yoruban), and Akan (Ga and Ochi). African names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1950s. At the modest height of their usage in 2004, 0.205% of baby boys were given African names. There were 7 African names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2008, 6 African names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.184%. Within all African names, the Italian, Spanish, and English Adan was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #299 and a usage of 0.0512%.
AFRICAN NAMES: | Marar | dirt ... is largely used in the African language and its origin ... |
| Marara | dirt ... language of origin is African-Wataware and it is used ... |
| Munda | garden ... is used mostly in African and its language of ... |
| Mundan | garden ... is of African-Rhodesia origin and it is used ... |
| Themba | trust ... is largely used in the African language and it is ... |
DESCRIPTION MATCH: | Abasi | stern ...Abasi's origin is African-Swahili ... |
| Abayomi | he has come to bring ... is a Yoruban name of African-Yoruban origin ... |
| Abiodun | a child born during ... language of origin is African-Yoruban and it is used ... |
| Abiola | born in honor during ... language and it is of African-Yoruban origin ... |
Adan  299 | a large bat; little ... its origin is Hebrew, African-Yoruba, and Celtic ... |
| Adeben | twelfth-born son ...Adeben is derived from African-Akan origins ... |
| Adelaja | the crown is a settler ... language of origin is African-Yoruban and it is ... |
| Adeleke | the crown gets on top ... in Yoruban and it is of African-Yoruban origin ... |
| Adom | help from God; man ...It is of Hebrew and African-Akan origin ... |
| Adwin | creative one ... of Adwin comes from the African-Ghana language ... |
| Afi | boy born on Friday ... and it is derived from African-Akan origins. ... |
| Ahkeen | brave, heroic ...It is of African-Yoruba origin. ... |
Ahmad  559 | most praiseworthy ... used mostly by Muslim African Americans. ... |
| Aiyetoro | peace on earth ... and its origin is African-Yoruban ... |
| Akan | ninth-born son ...Akan has its origins in the African-Ga language ... |
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