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BABY NAME CATEGORY

Modern Baby Names

Explore modern baby names that are short, easy to pronounce, and culturally versatile.

Abena

Girl

"born on Tuesday"

Usage
Akan
Category
All

Abeni

Girl

"we prayed and we received"

Usage
Yoruba
Category
All

Abera

Boy

"shine, illuminate, burn"

Usage
Amharic
Category
All

Abiola

Unisex

"born into wealth"

Usage
Yoruba
Category
All

Abioye

Unisex

"born into royalty"

Usage
Yoruba
Category
All

Achta

Girl

Usage
Central African
Category
All

Adaeze

Girl

"eldest daughter of the king"

Usage
Igbo
Category
All

Adamou

Boy

Usage
Western African
Category
All

Adamu

Boy

Usage
Hausa , Swahili
Category
All

Adanna

Girl

"eldest daughter of the father"

Usage
Igbo
Category
All

Ade1

Unisex

"crown"

Usage
Yoruba
Category
All

Adeola

Unisex

"the crown of wealth"

Usage
Yoruba
Category
All

Adisa

Unisex

"bundled up and set to dry"

Usage
Yoruba
Category
All

Adjoa

Girl

Usage
Akan
Category
All

Adsila

Girl

"fire"

Usage
Cherokee
Category
All

Adwoa

Girl

"born on Monday"

Usage
Akan
Category
All

Adzo

Girl

Usage
Ewe
Category
All

Afi

Girl

Usage
Ewe
Category
All

Afia

Girl

Usage
Akan
Category
All

Afua

Girl

"born on Friday"

Usage
Akan
Category
All

Ahmadu

Boy

Usage
Hausa
Category
All

Ahmat

Boy

Usage
Central African
Category
All

Ailen

Girl

Usage
Mapuche
Category
All

Aïssa

Girl

Usage
Western African
Category
All

Ajei

Girl

"heart"

Usage
Navajo
Category
All

Akachi

Unisex

"the hand of God"

Usage
Igbo
Category
All

Akinyi

Girl

"born in the morning"

Usage
Luo
Category
All

Akli

Boy

"slave, servant, black"

Usage
Berber
Category
All

Akosua

Girl

"born on Sunday"

Usage
Akan
Category
All

Akpan

Boy

"first-born son"

Usage
Ibibio
Category
All

Aku2

Girl

Usage
Ewe
Category
All

Akua

Girl

"born on Wednesday"

Usage
Akan
Category
All

Akuchi

Unisex

"wealth from God"

Usage
Igbo
Category
All

Alaba

Unisex

"second child after twins"

Usage
Yoruba
Category
All

Alemu

Boy

"world"

Usage
Amharic
Category
All

Alhaji

Boy

"the pilgrim"

Usage
Hausa
Category
All

Alheri

Girl

"the charitable, the good"

Usage
Hausa
Category
All

Aliyu

Boy

Usage
Hausa
Category
All

Almaz

Unisex

"diamond"

Usage
Kazakh , Kyrgyz , Tatar , Azerbaijani , Amharic , Tigrinya
Category
All

Ama

Girl

"born on Saturday"

Usage
Akan
Category
All

Amadi2

Boy

"seemed destined to die at birth"

Usage
Yoruba (Rare)
Category
All

Amadou

Boy

Usage
Western African
Category
All

Amadu

Boy

Usage
Western African
Category
All

Amahle

Unisex

"the beautiful ones"

Usage
Zulu
Category
All

Amaka

Girl

Usage
Igbo
Category
All

Amara1

Girl

"grace"

Usage
Igbo
Category
All

Amaru

Boy

"snake"

Usage
Quechua
Category
All

Amaruq

Boy

"wolf"

Usage
Inuit
Category
All

Amayas

Boy

"cheetah"

Usage
Tuareg
Category
All

Amiin

Boy

Usage
Somali
Category
All

Aminu

Boy

Usage
Hausa
Category
All

Amondi

Girl

Usage
Luo
Category
All

Anan1

Unisex

"fourth born child"

Usage
Akan
Category
All

Andile

Unisex

"they have increased"

Usage
Zulu , Xhosa , Ndebele
Category
All

Annet

Girl

Usage
Dutch , Eastern African
Category
All

Anuli

Girl

"joy"

Usage
Igbo
Category
All

Apanii

Girl

"butterfly"

Usage
Siksika
Category
All

Araya

Boy

"exemplary, model"

Usage
Tigrinya
Category
All

Arnaq

Girl

"woman"

Usage
Greenlandic , Inuit
Category
All

Asabe

Girl

"Saturday"

Usage
Hausa
Category
All