Explore African Baby Names
Browse 153 African baby names currently recorded in our database. Each listing includes the name, recorded meaning, origin and gender so you can compare names and open an individual name page for more details.
Name meanings and origin classifications can vary across languages, regions and naming traditions. The information shown here reflects the records currently available in our baby name database.
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| # | Name | Origin | Meaning | Gender | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abayomi | African | Nigerian name meaning bringer of happiness. | Boy | |
| 2 | Abdalla | African | Servant of God. (Swahili). | Boy | |
| 3 | Abebe | African | Asked for (Nigerian). | Girl | |
| 4 | Abebi | African | Asked for (Nigerian). | Girl | |
| 5 | Abeeku | African | Ghanian word for one who is born on Wednesday. | Boy | |
| 6 | Abejide | African | Nigerian name for one who is born in the wintertime. | Boy | |
| 7 | Abiodun | African | Nigerian name given to one born during war. | Boy | |
| 8 | Abiola | African | Nigerian name given to one born during the New Year. | Boy | |
| 9 | Ada | African | First daughter. (Nigerian). | Girl | |
| 10 | Adah | African | First daughter. (Nigerian). | Girl | |
| 11 | Adana | African | Her father's daughter. (Nigerian). | Girl | |
| 12 | Adanna | African | Her father's daughter. (Nigerian). | Girl | |
| 13 | Adanya | African | Her father's daughter. (Nigerian). | Girl | |
| 14 | Addae | African | Ghanian word for the morning sun. | Boy | |
| 15 | Ade | African | Nigerian word meaning royal. | Boy | |
| 16 | Adebayo | African | Nigerian for 'he was happy'. | Boy | |
| 17 | Adeben | African | Ghanian name given to the twelfth-born son. | Boy | |
| 18 | Adejola | African | Nigerian name meaning 'the crown needs honour'. | Boy | |
| 19 | Adesola | African | Nigerian name meaning 'the crown honoured us'. | Boy | |
| 20 | Adika | African | Ghanian name given to the first child from a second husband. | Boy | |
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