This or That: Girl African American Names: Round 1

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Here's the next list consisting of names, according to the The Baby Name Wizard, that have been favored among African Americans for the past forty years. Some names were on the previous list.

Since this list is quite long I'm separating the girl and boy games and then the winners will go up against each other.


Aaliyah
or
Adrienne

Aisha
or
Aja

Alisha
or
Alondra

Amani
or
Amari

Angel
or
Anita

Aniyah
or
Antoinette

Aretha
or
Ariana

Ashanti
or
Asia

Ayanna
or
Beyonce

Brandi
or
Brianna

Chantal
or
Charisse

Charlene
or
Corrine

Daisha
or
Demita

Deja
or
Demetria

Desiree
or
Destiny

Diamond
or
Dominique

Ebony
or
Ericka

Essence
or
Imani

India
or
Iyana

Jacquelyn
or
Jada

Jakayla
or
Jalisa

Jaliyah
or
Jamila

Jamya
or
Janay

Janelle
or
Janiya

Jasmine
or
Jayla

Justice
or
Kaliyah

Kamilah
or
Kayla

Keisha
or
Kendra

Kenya
or
Kiana

Kiara
or
Kizzy

Ladonna
or
Lakeisha

Larissa
or
Lashonda

Latasha
or
Latonya

Latoya
or
Latrice

Laverne
or
Leticia

Lyric
or
Marguerite

Monique
or
Nakia

Natasha
or
Naveah

Nia
or
Nyla

Raven
or
Regina

Renae
or
Renita

Rhonda
or
Rochelle

Rolanda
or
Sade

Shalonda
or
Shameka

Shani
or
Shanice

Shaniya
or
Shante

Shantel
or
Sharonda

Simone
or
Sojourner

Taliyah
or
Tamela

Tamia
or
Tamikia

Tanisha
or
Taniya

Tasha
or
Tatyana

Tawana
or
Tiana

Tonya
or
Toya

Trina
or
Tyra

Vanessa
or
Venetia

Wanda
or
Yolanda

Yvette
or
Yvonne

Zaria
or
Zina
or
Zora

Comments

[breenah.livejournal.com]

Adrienne
Aja
Alisha
Amari
Angel
Antoinette
Ariana
Ashanti (I don't like either)
Ayanna
Brianna
Charisse (a friend from Trinidad has this name)
Corrine
Demita
Demetria
Destiny
Dominique
Ericka
Imani
Iyana
Jada
Jalisa
Jamila
Janay
Janelle
Jayla
Justice
Kayla
Kendra
Kenya
Kiara
Ladonna (I hate 99% of La____ names)
Larissa (don't hate this ONE)
Latasha (hate these two especially)
Latrice
Leticia
Marguerite
Monique
Natasha
Nia
Regina (had a hard time choosing)
Renae (hate both of these)
Rochelle (prefer it spelled Rachelle)
Sade
Shalonda (hate both of these)
Shani
Shaniya
Sharonda
Simone
Taliyah
Tamikia
Tanisha
Tatyana (ugh...)
Tiana
Tonya
Trina
Vanessa
Yolanda (hate both)
Yvette
Zora

[childproof.livejournal.com]

adrienne
aja
alisha
amani
anita
antoinette
ariana
asia
ayanna
brianna
chantal
corrine
daisha
demetria
desiree
dominique
ericka
imani
india
jada
jalisa
jamila
janay
janelle
jayla
justice
kayla
kendra
kiana
kiara
ladonna
larissa
latasha
latoya
leticia
marguerite
monique
natasha
nia
regina
renae
rochelle
sade
shalonda
shani
shante
shantel
simone
taliyah
tamia
tanisha
tasha
tiana
toya
trina
vanessa
yolanda
yvonne
zaria

[nothingtolose19.livejournal.com]

Adrienne (g)

Aja (g)

Alisha (g)

Amari (g)

Angel (g)

Antoinette (g)

Ariana (g)

Ashanti (g)

Ayanna (g)

Brianna (g)

Chantal (g)

Charlene (g)

Demita (g)

Demetria (g)

Destiny (g) - but I'm not a big fan of either lol.

Dominique (g)

Ericka (g)

Essence (g)

India (g) - love this name. Huge guilty pleasure :P

Jacquelyn (g)

Jalisa (g)

Jamila (g)

Janay (g)

Janelle (g)

Jasmine (g)

Kaliyah (g)

Kamilah (g)

Kendra

Kiana

Kiara - I used to always say that I wanted to name my daughter this .. now, not so much :P but I still don't mind it.

Ladonna

Larissa

Latonya

Latoya

Leticia

Lyric - another guilty pleasure :P

Monique

Natasha

Nia

Raven

Renae

Rochelle

Sade

Shalonda

Shani

Shaniya

Shantel

Sojourner

Taliyah

Tamia

Taniya

Tasha

Tiana

Toya

Trina

Vanessa

Wanda

Yvette

Zaria

[girlsteve.livejournal.com]

Adrienne
Aisha
Alisha
Amari
Angel
Antoinette
Ariana
Asia
Ayanna
Brianna
Charisse
Corrine
Demita
Demetria
Desiree
Dominique
Ericka
Imani
India
Jada
Jakayla
Jamila
Janay
Janiya
Jasmine
Kaliyah
Kayla
Kendra
Kiana
Kiara
Lakeisha
Lashonda
Latonya
Latoya
Leticia
Lyric
Monique
Natasha
Nyla
Raven
Renae
Rochelle
Sade
Shameka
Shanice
Shante
Shantel
Simone
Taliyah
Tamia
Tamikia
Taniya
Tatyana
Tiana
Toya
Tyra
Vanessa
Yolanda
Yvette
Zaria

[laura-anne.livejournal.com]

Adrienne
Aisha
Alisha
Amani
Anita
Antoinette
Ariana
Ashanti
Ayanna
Brandi
Chantal
Corrine
Demita
Demetria
Desiree
Dominique
Ericka
Imani (Essence?? DNW)
India
Jada
Jalisa
Jamila
Janay
Janelle
Jasmine
Kaliyah
Kamilah
Kendra
Kiana
Kiara
Ladonna
Larissa
Latasha
Latoya
Leticia
Marguerite
Monique
Natasha
Nia
Raven
Renae
Rochelle
Sade
Shameka
Shani
Shante
Shantel
Simone
Taliyah
Tamia
Tanisha
Tatyana
Tiana
Tonya
Trina
Vanessa
Yolanda
Yvonne
Zora

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Adrienne
Aja
Alisha
Amari
Anita
Antoinette
Ariana
Ashanti
Ayanna
Brianna
Charisse
Corrine
Demita
Demetria
Desiree
Dominique
Ebony
Imani
India
Jada
Jakayla
Jamila
Janay
Janelle
Jasmine
Kaliyah
Kayla
Kendra
Kiana
Kizzy
Ladonna
Larissa
Latasha
Latrice
Leticia
Marguerite
Nakia
Natasha
Nia
Raven
Renae
Rochelle
Sade
Shalonda
Shani
Shante
Shantel
Simone
Taliyah
Tamia
Taniya
Tasha
Tiana
Toya
Tyra
Vanessa
Yolanda
Yvette
Zaria

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

Adrienne
Aja
Alondra
Amari
Angel
Antoinette
Ariana
Asia
Ayanna
Brianna
Chantal
Charlene
Daisha
Demetria
Desiree
Diamond
Ericka
Imani
India
Jada
Jalisa
Jamila
Janay
Janelle
Jasmine
Kaliyah
Kayla
Kendra
Kiana
Kiara
Lakeisha
Larissa
Latasha
Latoya
Leticia
Marguerite
Nakia
Natasha
Nyla
Raven
Renae
Rochelle
Sade
Shalonda
Shani
Shante
Shantel
Simone
Taliyah
Tamia
Taniya
Tatyana
Tiana
Tonya
Tyra
Vanessa
Yolanda
Yvonne
Zora

[krysteener.livejournal.com]

Adrienne, Aisha, Alisha, Amari, Angel, Antoinette, Ariana, Asia, Ayanna, Brianna, Charisse, Corrine, Demita, Demetria, Desiree, Dominique, Erika, Imani, India, Jcquelyn, Jalisa, Jamila, Janay, Janelle, Jasmine, Justice, Kayla, Kendra, Kenya, Kiara, Lakeisha, Larissa, Latasha, Latrice, Leticia, Marguerite, Monique, Natasha, Nia, Raven, Renae, Rochelle, Rolanda, Shameka, Shanice, Shante, Shantel, Simone, Tamela, Tamia, Tanisha, Tasha, Tiana, Tonya, Tyra, Vanessa, Yolanda, Yvette, Zaria

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

Adrienne
Aisha
Alisha
Amari
Anita
Antoinette
Ariana
Asia
Ayanna
Brianna
Charisse
Corrine
Daisha
Demetria
Desiree
Dominique
Ebony
Imani
India
Jacquelyn
Jalisa
Jamila
Janay
Janelle
Jasmine
Justice
Kayla
Keisha
Kiana
Kiara
Ladonna
Larissa
Latasha
Latoya
Leticia
Lyric
Monique
Natasha
Nyla
Regina
Renae
Rhonda
Sade
Shameka
Shani
Shante
Shantel
Simone
Taliyah
Tamia
Taniya
Tasha
Tiana
Tonya
Tyra
Vanessa
Yolanda
Yvette
Zora


most of them I wanted to put "neither" heh. a lot of these are horrid, imo.

[xx-imagination.livejournal.com]

Adrienne
Aisha
Alisha
Amari
Anita
Antoinette
Ariana
Ashanti
Ayanna
Brianna
Chantal
Corrine
Daisha
Demetria
Desiree
Dominique
Ericka
Imani
Iyana
Jacquelyn
Jalisa
Jamila
Janay
Janelle
Jayla
Kaliyah
Kayla
Kendra
Kiana
Kiara
Lakeisha
Larissa
Latasha
Latrice
Leticia
Marguerite
Monique
Natasha
Nyla
Regina
Renae
Rhonda
Sade
Shameka
Shanice
Shante
Shantel
Simone
Taliyah
Tamia
Taniya
Tatyana
Tiana
Tonya
Tyra
Vanessa
Wanda
Yvonne
Zina

This was tough! I really hated a lot of them.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Adrienne
Aisha
Alisha
Amani
Anita
Aniya
Ariana
Asia
Ayanna
Brianna
Charisse
Charlene
Daisha
Deja
Desiree
Dominique
Ebony
Imani
India
Jada
Jalisa
Jamila
Janay
Janelle
Jasmine
Kaliya
Kayla
Kendra
Kenya
Kiara
Lakeisha
Larissa
Latasha
Latoya
Leticia
Marguerite
Monique
Natasha
Nyla
Regina
Renae
Rochelle
Sade
Shameka
Shanice
Shaniya
Sharonda
Simone
Taliya
Tamia
Taniya
Tasha
Tiana
Tonya
Tyra
Venetia
Wanda
Yvonne
Zora

[snoglobel.livejournal.com]

Adrienne
Aisha
Alondra
Amani
Anita
Aniyah
Ariana
Ashanti
Ayanna
Brandi
Charisse
Corrine
Daisha
Deja
Desiree
Dominique
Ericka
Imani
India
Jacquelyn
Jakayla
Jaliyah
Janay
Janelle
Jasmine
Kaliyah
Kamilah
Kendra
Kiana
Kiara
Ladonna
Larissa
Latonya
Latoya
Leticia
Lyric
Nakia
Natasha
Nyla
Raven
Renae
Rochelle
Sade
Shameka
Shani
Shaniya
Shantel
Simone
Tamela
Tamia
Taniya
Tasha
Tiana
Toya
Tyra
Venetia
Yolanda
Yvonne
Zaria

[lilmizmombassa.livejournal.com]

Aaliyah


Aja

Alisha


Amani


Angel


Aniyah



Ariana

Asia

Ayanna


Brianna

Chantal


Charlene


Daisha



Demetria

Desiree



Dominique

Ebony



Imani

India


Jacquelyn


Jalisa

Jaliyah

Janay

Janelle


Jasmine



Kaliyah


Kayla

Kendra

Kenya


Kiara



Lakeisha

Larissa


Latasha



Latrice


Leticia


Marguerite

Monique

Natasha

Nia


Raven



Renita


Rochelle

Sade


Shameka

Shani


Shaniya


Shantel



Sojourner

Taliyah


amia



Taniya
Tasha
Tiana
Tonya
Trina
Vanessa
Wanda
Yvette
Zina

[thellamaqueen.livejournal.com]

Adrienne
Aisha
Alisha
Amari
Anita
Aniyah
Arianna
Ashanti
Ayanna
Brianna
Chantal
Corinne
Demita
Deja
Desiree
Dominique
Ebony
Imani
India
Jada
Jalisa
Jamila
Janay
Jenelle
Jayla
Kaliyah
Kamilah
Keisha
Kenya
Kiara
Lakeisha
Larissa
Latasha
Latoya
Laticia
Lyric
Monique
Natasha
Nyla
Raven
Renae
Rochelle
Sade
Shameka
Shanice
Shante
Shantel
Simone
Taliyah
Tamikia
Tania
Tatyana
Tiana
Toya
Tyra
Vanessa
Yolanda
Yvette
Zora

[kaoriz.livejournal.com]

...That was painful.

Aaliyah
Aisha
Alisha
Amari
Anita
Aniyah
Ariana
Asia
Ayanna
Brianna
Charisse
Corrine
Daisha
Deja
Desiree
Dominique
Ericka
Imani
Iyana
Jacquelyn
Jalisa
Jaliyah
Janelle
Jasmine
Kaliyah
Kayla
Keisha
Kiana
Kiara
Ladonna
Larissa
Latasha
Latrice
Leticia
Marguerite
Nakia
Natasha
Nia
Raven
Ranae
Sade
Shameka
Shani
Shaniya
Shantel
Simone
Taliyah
Tamia
Taniya
Tasha
Tiana
Toya
Trina
Vanessa
Yolanda
Yvonne
Zina

[amaterasa.livejournal.com]

Adrienne
Aisha
Alisha
Amari
Anita
Aniyah
Ariana
Ashanti
Ayanna
Brianna
Chantal
Corrine
Daisha
Demetria
Desiree
Dominique
Ericka
Imani
India
Jacquelyn
Jakayla
Jaliyah
Jamya
Janelle
Jasmine
Kaliyah
Kayla
Kendra
Kiana
Kiara
Lakeisha
Larissa
Latasha
Latrice
Leticia
Lyric
Nakia
Natasha
Nyla
Regina
Renae
Rochelle
Sade
Shameka
Shani
Shante
Shantel
Simone
Tamela
Tamia
Tanisha
Tatyana
Tiana
Tonya
Trina
Vanessa
Yolanda
Yvette
Zaria

[tunknut.livejournal.com]

Adrienne
Aisha
Alondra
Amari
Anita
Antoinette
Aretha
Ashanti
Ayanna
Brianna
Chantal
Corrine
Daisha
Demetria
Desiree
Dominique
Ericka
Imani
India
Jada
Jalisa
Jamila
Jamya
Janelle
Jayla
Kaliyah
Kamilah
Keisha
Kiana
Kizzy
Lakeisha
Larissa
Latasha
Latrice
Leticia
Marguerite
Monique
Natasha
Nyla
Regina
Renae
Rochelle
Rolanda
Shameka
Shani
Shaniya
Sharonda
Simone
Taliyah
Tamia
Tanisha
Tasha
Tiana
Tonya
Tyra
Vanessa
Yolanda
Yvonne
Zaria

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Adrienne
Aisha
Alisha
Amani
Anita
Antoinette
Ariana
Ashanti
Ayanna
Brianna
Charisse
Corrine
Demita
Demetria
Desiree
Dominique
Ericka
Imani
India
Jada
Jalisa
Jamila
Janay
Janelle
Jayla
Justice
Kamilah
Kendra
Kiana
Kiara
Ladonna
Larissa
Latasha
Latoya
Leticia
Lyric
Monique
Natasha
Nia
Regina
Renae
Rochelle
Sade
Shameka
Shani
Shaniya
Shante
Shantel
Simone
Tamela
Tamia
Taniya
Tasha
Tawana
Tonya
Tyra
Venetia
Yolanda
Yvonne
Zina