Top 50 African Boys Names

The current most popular African boy's name, based on this month's votes, is Ayan. The most popular African boy's name last month was Ayan

Here are the current top 50 most popular African names for boys, compiled from American and British birth records and this month's online votes for your favorite names.

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Boys Name
1 =  Ayan
2 =  Simba
3 =  Oluwapelumi
4 =  Oluwadamilare
5 =  Thandiwe
6 =  Aswad
7 =  Jabari
8 =  Jabulani
9 =  Ahmed
10 =  Ebo
11 =  Jelani
12 =  Sadiki
13 =  Tau
14 =  Khalfani
15 =  Ajani
16 =  Badru
17 =  Mandala
18 =  Salim
19 =  Dawud
20 =  Zuberi
21 =  Wambua
22 =  Jafari
23 =  Ibukunoluwa
24 =  Ibrahim
25 =  Musa
Boys Name
26 =  Ayo
27 =  Adesola
28 =  Oluwasemilore
29 =  Ali
30 =  Khalid
31 =  Hashim
32 =  Sulaiman
33 =  Ishaq
34 =  Harun
35 =  Issa
36 =  Obi
37 =  Ziyad
38 =  Habib
39 =  Kofi
40 =  Asim
41 =  Tahir
42 =  Harith
43 =  Abdalla
44 =  Uchenna
45 =  Walid
46 =  Tobiloba
47 =  Hanif
48 =  Kehinde
49 =  Kayode
50 =  Tiwatope