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African Names for Boys

There are 267 African names for baby boys.

African names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1960s; prior to that, they were of only infrequent use. At the modest height of their usage in 2011, 0.082% of baby boys were given African names. There were 3 African names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2011, within all African names, the African, Arabic, and English Ali was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #369 and a usage of 0.0395%.

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AFRICAN NAMES:

Aadil honorable ... is used mainly in the African and Arabic languages ...

Aasim benefactor ... is primarily used in African and Arabic, and it is ...

Abayomi he has come to bring happiness ... is an African and Yoruban name of ...

Abelo free gift ... predominantly in the African language and it is also ...

Abiodun a child born during Christmas or ...Abiodun is of African-Yoruban origin ...

Abiola born in honor during the new yam ... is used mostly in the African and Yoruban languages, ...

Addae morning ... is primarily used in African and its language of ...

Ade royal; crown; peak; man; man from ... in the English and African languages, and its ...

Adebayo born in a joyful time ... language of origin is African and it is also ...

Adeben twelfth-born son ... is largely used in African and it is derived from ...

Adejola feeds on honor ... is largely used in African and its origin is also ...

Adika first child from a second husband ... language of origin is African and it is also ...

Adisa clear spoken person ... is used chiefly in the African, English, and Indian ...

Adofo brave warrior ... and use are both in the African language ...

Adom help from God; man; to make ... is used mostly in the African, Armenian, and English ...

Adroa up there ... has its origins in the African language and it is also ...

Adunbi pleasant ... is largely used in African and it is also derived ...

Adusa thirteenth born ... used predominantly in African and it is also derived ...

Adwin creative one ... is used mostly in the African language and its ...

Ajala believer of Allah ... is largely used in the African and Indian languages, ...


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