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African american male names 1970s. In 2004 names starting with Ja- or ending in -iyah such as Jakayla Jamya Janiyah and. 1970s Queen Latifah 1970 Cress Williams 1970 Aisha Tyler 1970 Octavia Spencer 1970 Anthony Anderson 1970 Shemar Moore 1970 Mariah Carey 1970 Taraji P. Cassius is a Latin name.

African America names really flourished and rose to popularity throughout the 1960s during the Civil Rights Movement and were adopted rapidly during the 1970s. Along with Abraham and Prince other early African American names currently in the US Top 1000 include Alonzo Athena Daphne Elijah Isaiah Israel King Phoebe and Titus. This word is derived from the Latin word Cantare which means to sing.

Its a popular African American name for boys which means narcissistic or vain. They identified 21 distinctly Black male names among them biblical classics such as Abraham and Moses and word names including Freeman and Prince. Rank Name -Quantity Add.

203 rows Name Number Name Number. Jalen m African American Modern An invented name. Most Popular Names of the 1970s.

The name Dajuan has an African American past. In the 1990s Sha- names such as Shameka Shanae and Shaniqua were fashionable. Forest Whitaker Actor The Last King of Scotland.

Many of the top ten hail from centuries ago andor Biblical times. Forest Steven Whitaker has packaged a king-size talent into his hulking 6 2 220 lb. Chanté is the French word for sung.