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African Names for Boys

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%.

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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 Popularity Trend of Adan
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 299 299 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 Popularity Trend of Ahmad
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 559 559 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 ...


Popularity Trend
for African Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for African Names
in 2006