The boy's name Swahili \s-wahili, swa-hili\ is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "coastpeople". A language used in east Africa.
Baby names that sound like Swahili are Sahil, Sahel and Sohil.
Swahili is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Swahili. Click here to compare Swahili with related baby names.