<a href="https://nameberry.com/blog/black-history-names-barrier-breakers">Black history names</a> include the names of African-Americans throughout US history who've achieved extraordinary things.

Among the Black history names here are the names of politicians, activists, writers, artists, businesspeople and others who might make worthy namesakes for contemporary babies.

Black history names come from centuries of history, from the Renaissance to the late twentieth century. Note: While there are many notable figures from Black and African-American history with ordinary names, we've focused on the names that are more clearly associated with historic heroes and heroines. Also here are many last names that can be used as firsts.

To learn more about the figures these Black history names commemorate, see our main blog on <a href="https://nameberry.com/blog/black-history-names-barrier-breakers">Black history names</a>.

Black History Names

Alexia

Althea

Angelou

Archibald

Aretha

Audre

August

Augusta

Baker

Barack

Bayard

Bessie

Biddy

Billie

Blanche

Booker

Brooks

Calloway

Camilla

Carmichael

Carver

Charlotta

Clarissa

Clementine

Coleman

Coltrane

Condoleezza

Constance

Cora

Cornelius

Crispus

Davis

Dawoud

Della

Derrick

Dorothea

Douglas

Dubois

Duke

Ebenezer

Edmonia

Ella

Ellington

Eulalie

Fitzgerald

Garvey

Gillespie

Gordon

Gwendolyn

Hale

Harriet

Harris

Hartman

Hazel

Hiram

Holiday

Hollis

Jackson

Jacob

Jesse

Jewel

Josephine

Jupiter

Kamala

King

Kobe

Langston

Lemuel

Lena

Levi

Lincoln

Lionel

Lorna

Lorraine

Lula

Luther

Macon

Malcolm

Mamie

Martin

Marvel

Maya

Mccoy

Medgar

Miles

Mingus

Minnie

Mordecai

Moses

Nella

Opal

Ornette

Otelia

Palmer

Parks

black history names -- black girl with long braids in yellow dress

Significant names from black history, with meanings, origins, and popularity, including Harriet, Etta, Booker, and Hendrix (All Names)

Black History Names - All Names