African Names for Baby

15 African names for girls. Listing African baby names 1-10. Ashanti, Ebony, Jasmine, Keisha, Kenya, Kimberly and Kizzy are popular African baby names. Azania, Jahzara and Kesia are uncommon African baby names. Click on each African name for details, view more African names from Mandisa to Tanisha, or search for African names for boys.

Ashanti ... From the name of a powerful African empire (17th to early 20th century). Today ... and also in modern American black families as a link to the African past. ...

Azania ... The name is now used mainly with reference to the African nationalist name for South Africa ...

Ebony ... Used since the 1970s by African-American blacks who like descriptive names such as Amber and Tawny.

Jahzara (African) ...

Jasmine ... The name is popular among Hispanic and African American families ...

Keisha ... The name is popular with African-American families ...

Kenya (African) ...

Kesia (African) ...

Kimberly ... when English soldiers were fighting in the South African town of Kimberley ...

Kizzy ... used in Alex Harley's "Roots" as a traditional African name ...

For more African names, view African baby names 11-15 from Mandisa to Tanisha.

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