West African(ghana/Akan) names

Too close to "payola."

Coolly attractive African name, with distinguished representatives in sports and literature. Jabari has been on the rise recently, returning to the US Top 1000 in 2023.

Unisex Swahili name rising in popularity. Musician Jelani Aryeh may be an influence.

Affectionate sounding name that could have birth-order meaning.

The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system (think Kofi Annan, whose name means born on a Friday).