That's cute 4 them

LMFAO who cares MTO... ***

I'm glad we've grown out of the ghetto names (laquanda, kaneisha) etc.. That was the 90's

there's no link to confirm this. seems like yet another made up story by MTO

Mine isn't there...thax god the parents gave me white name...easier to get a job...

WHERE'S JOESAMA..?

tiplite2004

You are so right about that

I've had every one of these names in my class except Barack... whoooo lawd I've seen some names in my teaching days!

I'm so proud of black ppl for this list, good job brown folks!

SMH..WHY ARE PPL NAMING THEIR SONS BARACK?? BIG DUMMIES..

..THE NAME NEVEAH..LMAO..MY FRIEND'S DAUGHTER'S NAME IS SPELT THAT WAY AND I HAD TO REMIND HER THAT NEVAEH, NOT NEVEAH,IS HEAVEN SPELT BACKWARDS..SMH..

they shoulda have Olivia

I chose none of those names for my baby

thanx for postin this! im saving it to my favorites so in the future i will NOT name my child any of these. smh @ my mom for naming me neisha lol

Interesting. Never met a black Madison before but but many Keshia's and Shanelle's. Not one is on the list.

All the names are nice,too cute...Not too crazy about the name Barack even though it's the president's name but I guess since he's been in office,many parents paid an homage to him by naming their babies after him ,I guess.

Thank God many black ppl are letting to hideous,fabricated hood names goo already!lol

Nice names.

Not as ghetto as I thought it was gonna be.

i agree @ tiplite2004

that baby in the pic is too precious btw

man, f*ck them European names! what's so bad about giving our seeds African, Muslim or even ghetto names 4 that matter? I think it sucks that we allow society 2 tell us what we can & can't name our children 4 the sake of their future, like a child with an ethnic name is destined 2 go 2 prison later in life. GTFOH!

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smh last couple baby names i came acoss leeandre, pharrell, shaquna, alquan. black folks like mashing to names together to make one *** up one. shaquna really how about shawna or quna. alquan how about allen or quan. leeandre how about lee lenard andre or dre. pharrell how about peter. i know you wanna be different but come on i know a girl named daquita and latasha.

@ Super_Negra....

Swampmeesha and La'Kitaveetaquuesha?

WOW!

LMMFAO!!!!

BOTH MY BOYS HAVE SIMPLE NAMES: LAMAR AND LEE

Im proud of him and all...but I aint naming my seed barack...sorry....just aint

I'd like to thank everyone who didn't name their children - Tameka, LeRoy, Alize', Jay-Quan or Sha-Nita.

dagreat1 agree fully my man. How have things been? I haven't been on here for a while.

I find it hard to believe that this list is correct. Let's just be honest most black people give their kid(s) hood rat named then expect them to make it in the world! It's going to happen! Thankfully my mother had a good head on her shoulders a gave me a name that doesn't scream "I'm black"!

i dont feel that this is 100% accurate...maybe because Im from philadelphia but I dont know any black Madisons or any Madisons for that matter...is there a source to this information???

@ dagreat1....

it doesn't have 2 be that way, I feel that a child with a so called "ghetto" name can be as productive in society as a child with a regular name, as long as the parent(s) can raise that child right & exact. the babies R the future. I feel it's a matter of the powers that be having their collective heads up their collecvtive @$$es & changing the rules, IMO, those names R counterproductive because those suckers won't take time learning how 2 pronounce them. I feel U though, my daughter's name is Jordyn, I wanted 2 name her Assata, un4tunately, her mother didn't like that name.

Census? That info would be ten years old. How and why would Barack be on it? LIARS.

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Some1 said that Latasha is ghetto.....u sure? Its just like Natasha....w/e. I like the names Bree, Cadence, Mackensie, Chandler, Brice, Yael(pronounced ya'elle and that was this jewish lady name I use to work with)

@Dre7Guevara: Thank you for some common sense in this thread! Why the hell should Blacks be afraid and ashamed for daring to give their kids a non-European name. Names that are inspired by consumer goods an liqueur are a bit much, but other so called ghetto names (e.g., Sharnell, Lashonda, etc) are fine and should not be avoid just because White society may be offended by its non European-ness.

@ dagreat1....

that's the parent's fault, it's up 2 them 2 raise their babies & teach them how 2 be civilized but a majority of them probably weren't raised properly themselves. what WE as a race need 2 do is break away from this cycle of living life with an ignorant mentality.

"You can't party your life away, drink your life away, smoke your life away, f*ck your life away, dream your life away, scheme your life away, cause your seeds grow up the same way"

And can we stop putting stuff in front of the name Shawn, Shaun- case in point, dayshawn, kayshawn, Keyshawn, lashaun. I mean gotdamn enuff already! And 2 the letter "C" does not in any world have a "s" sound. Case in point Ciara,

@stormzoey exactly mto loves lies or twisting facts when it come to obama... lol if Christopher/Michael (Tied)that would make michael 10th not bawack obama educate yourselves people go to the actual census and see the truth

My son and daughters names are up there, Destiny and Michael

@dagreat1: And African, Muslim, and other non European names don't hamper success or sully a person's image in American/White society the same way "ghetto" names do? Barack Hussein Obama is a non European, non ghetto name, yet the POTUS *still* catches flack over it.

I don't know if I believe this.. I've never met or heard of a black Madison or a black Josh in my life so.. idk.. plus no link? fail!

@ CharmedArts1....

I agree, naming a child after drinks or cars is a bit 2 much, I feel that white society is using this as an excuse 2 keep the future of our seeds limited 2 dreaming of becoming athletes or entertainers.

WOULD YOU HIRE SOMEONE WITH A NAME LIKE SHANEQUA JACKSON ON THE APPLICATION LOL

@dagreat1: I have reading comprehension! You just need to stop being so emotional and reactionary. As long as a ghetto name isn't a *** of a consumer product or liqueur (i.e., Patronia) I see nothing wrong with it. Blacks *** be ashamed of naming their children non-European/Muslim/Arab/African names, period!

"And 2 the letter "C" does not in any world have a "s" sound. Case in point Ciara,"

@ Jaydub75....

I'm guessing U've never heard of a baseball player named Chone Figgins, his 1st name is pornounced "shaun"

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@mkinn1, my little cousins name is Madison, but I feel your point, I dont think the name is that popular among blacks or whites for that matter

Anyone who names their son Barack needs to be ***! You don't even know this mans plans yet and you naming your child after him? Despite the fact that its a stupid name anyway. And FYI mto Jaden/Jayden is one of the most popular names for boys period but I'm suspect at those lists. How many of yall know any black people named more than 2 names off that list?

aww... my daughter's name is Imani! I didn't know that name was popular.

btw I soooo looove the pic of this baby girl above..I wish for my future daughter to look just as adorable :) Nice of you Fred.

I'm also a fan of the names Bianca,Sebastian & Jacob :)

@the broken silence: I do because the list of names above are quite common with the exception of the name Barack

@Jaydub75

The letter c represents /s/ before the letters e, i or y; otherwise it represents /c/.

Here are some examples to show you how broadly useful this rule actually is.

cent: /s/ because it is followed by e city: /s/ because it is followed by i cyst: /s/ because it is followed by y

Madison?

I know OF so many Tameekas, Shaneekas, etc.

Names like Kayla are so common - I'd name my daughter something not so common with a unique spelling.

I love the names Elijah and Christian - I definitely would name my future sons (if I have boys) those names.

Christopher is a VERYYY common name. MOST of my closest guy friends are Chris' .. I have to give each of them my own little nicknames in my phone so I don't get them mixed up.

and yall been expecting names as of Ponesha and Laquandanesha and Lexus Camry Juwanna Ghetto *** like dat

mto loves lies or twisting facts when it come to obama... lol if Christopher/Michael (Tied)that would make michael 10th not bawack obama educate yourselves people go to the actual census and see the truth

@dagreat1: lol I'm not white & neither is the chick in my avi lol...That's Daisy from "Rock Of Love" & she's Mexican...She's related to boxer Oscar De la Hoya

Anyways,I've met quite a few blacks with these names.

@dadumb1 im sorry I will have a even better avi next and yeah maybe him and general mao would have been a better pic since obama likes to quote him or bring his views up in interviews or have pics of him in the white house

& since when are any of these names to be considered "white"? Joshua,Jacob,David,Abraham,Isiah & Mary are biblical names

To someone above about who knows people with more than two names off of the list:

I know someone/people (who are black) with the name: Kayla Mi'Kayla Michelle Nevaeh Brianna Jaden Joshua Elijah Christian Christopher Michael

@jaming: why the name calling? first off,I'm not even African American. I'm a black woman,yes but I'm form Honduras so even though I like the list of names above,I wouldn't name my kids any of those because my family wouldn't be able to pronounce them. Bianca is of latin origin & even though that's what it means,it's till a pretty name. No need for name calling neither,I haven't disrespected you in any way

those are not black names, those are white names jk lol

YAY MY NAME ISN'T UP THERE...STAYING UNIQUE HOPEFULLY IF THESE'S SHANIQUAS AND STRIPPERS STOP ACTING LIKE THEIR NAMES ARE DIAMOND I'D BE GOOD TO GO! LOL LIEIN' *** LOL

wel,with the exception of a few that can be translated to spanish like:

Joshua=Josue Jacob=Jacobo Christian stays the same Jeremiah=Jeremias Elijah=Elias Justin=Justo Gabrielle=Gabriela/Gabriel

@ dagreat1....

I know a couple of brothers named Joshua, one of them is my cousin, as 4 Madison, the only Madison that's associated with Black people is Madison Street in Chicago where we all go 2 shop @.

THANK GOD!!! I like this list!! I thought the list would be full of names like:

Deondre Jamani "A *** named Slickback" Tanisha Tameka Quanisha Keisha

@ iceblendedmocha....

"A *** named Slickback"????

LOL

@dagreat1: Daisy from "Rock Of Love" is very much Mexican lmao & I have her as my avi because I think she' sexy & I love her tat sleeve. I always change my avis..I've also had several pix of myself on here too. You're one funny dude though.

My sn is angelaheiressnyc

@iceblenmocha: Keisha & Deondre aren't bad names actually...I think they're nice & passable IMO but you're funny lol

i never run into a girl named chole

@iceblendedmocha

i thought the same thing lol

Ummmm well I see a lot of kids named shaniaah,saniya,taniay,janiya lol follow me on twitter ImJust_Danzie

Where does it say "black" baby names other than your post?

gtfoh

topic: smh@heaven spelled backwards

Michelle&&Distiny r not black names && neither is some of da names in da boiiz

Its so narrow minded to assume that names have color

Where dey do that @?

Thank goodness there are some normal and respectable names on that list. Enough with the Tyrellquan and Quandisha stuff lol

@dadumb1 your so good at just throwing out a random ingnorant comment and dodging actual points and i clearly stated im going to put up a better avi moron

Im not here to argue but I gotta defend myself. I have one of those "ethnic" names. Not everyone with an ethnic name is "ghetto". I work for my state, have a bachelors degree from a university and a side small business. I understand the concensus because some people truly live up to the stereotypes that go with those names. HOWEVER don't feed into that sterotype. Do you ever hear of any other race that put down members of their same race because of their name? We're the only race that seem to have self hate.

"i never run into a girl named chloe"

especially a Black one.

Well my daughter's name is Madison to all the people that never met a black Madison. I don't think it's a white name at all.

@ kneequa....

& that's the point I'm trying 2 show & prove here, as 4 the comment about being the only race 2 have self hate, we both know that comes from years of being taught 2 hate ourselves, if U ask me, I think that's what this is all about, hating ourselves 2 the point that we as a race stray away from our heritage.

Right, moneyhoney. MTO loves to give misleading information. Notice the title says popular 'black' names, but the rest of the post lists the 10 post popular us names. So ignorant.

I AM SO HAPPY THAT MOST OF ALL OF THE NAMES ARE DECENT. I DETEST BLACK AMERICANS NAMING THEIR CHILDREN MADE UP NAMES, NAMES THAT END WITH NAY OR IESHA, OR MUSLIM NAMES.

MADISON IS VERY PRETTY. JADEN IS VERY HANDSOME.

THAT NEVAEH IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS, ITS HEAVEN SPELLED BACKWARDS---HATED IT!!!! TRAILER TRASH *** STARTED THAT TREND YEARS AGO.

@jaming: oh & another thing,Adolph in spanish is Adolfo so it's a decent name even though I'm not too crazy about it to name my son that when & if I have one lol

@dre: I agree with you however some names of ten heard amongst AA are way too fabricated & ridiculous. I understand & totally agree with a person having a name of African background,biblical or Muslim but certain names are downright foolish. In my honest opinion

A lot of yall sound stupid. Whytf would you allow white people to set the standard on names? A lot of you are saying " it's so my child can get a better job" blah blah blah but it sounds like a lot of self hate to me. i'm lmao at the ignorant idiots who are expressing relief that African Americans are migrating towards "white" names. WTF makes a name white anyway idiot.

How Mto just gonna change the title once they get you to look at the list? That thing aint say nun bout them names bein black! Mto stay lyin. I just come here for a good laugh.

I dont now about Madison making number one because I never heard anyone with that name black or white but all the names on the list are nice

@ Drama Diva you are probably the most ignorant *** that has ever posted here and that says a lot. Made up names? If you would have thought to look it up you would see that JAYDEN is a modern American creation with no other geographical or religious ties. WHICH MEANS THAT NAME WAS MADE UP DUMMY. It's only acceptable to you because society told you so and your dumb a s s thought it was an original thought. I'm laughing at you

Surprisingly that's not as bad as i thought it would be. We all know how ridiculous negroids get with these names. However naming your child Barack is silly. I understand he's the prez and all but half of those lil bobble heads won't live up to that name; the name is awful anyway

@onmylevel

Jayden or Jaiden is actually Hebrew for "who is like God" or "God had heard" or "Thankful"

I know three Maddisons, all called Maddy But I do a lot of Janiyahs, Shemaiahs, and Dayquans, Deyshawns et al

illy19132 Flag post Surprisingly that's not as bad as i thought it would be. We all know how ridiculous negroids get with these names. However naming your child Barack is silly. I understand he's the prez and all but half of those lil bobble heads won't live up to that name; the name is awful anyway

---------------------- *** your mexican *** up. Your always hating on black ppl makes me wonder why you come here everyday. Im sure your not use to those names so stick to calling your kids pedro maria Hugo Chavez jose

or whatever your use to

lol . . everyone's name is Jayden . LMFAO . . well , my name is Jade Lynn . didn't make the list : ) whoop . . lol

@texasglamourchic:actually the name Mercedes is a common name & it's used by all whites/blacks as well as hispanics...Far from what you would label as "ghetto"

Narack are u serious

Barack are u serious

@ DramaDiva....

what's wrong with giving a child a Muslim name?

@ angelaheiressnyc....

I feel that it began 2 get outta hand when some Black people decided 2 start naming their seeds after drinks & cars.

@ TexasGlamourChic....

that's where society is messing up, by judging a person because of their name instead of the character of that person.

Barak tho? Obama the only *** with that name

@dre:lmao exactly! with the exception of Mercedes since that's actually a common & decent name used amongst several races/ethnicities

it's about time I Love that u cant tell tha race just by hearing tha Names, My Family has Chace, Cameron, Emily, Kadynce,Chance & other names that cannot b detected on applications.. but We also have a couple of tha more ethnic names also which is fine

Wow black people reaching with the whole Barack *** lol! thats just silly. Who name their kid Barack, we make ourselves look like clowns everyday with this ish!

***DAMN***IT'S LOT OF U KNOW WHO NAMES ON THERE ALSO...WHAT HAPPEN TO RAHEEM AND JAQUAN...LOL.

I wouldn't want my child to be identified by a common name.

Whats in a *** name really? I had a young man in court with the name Thurgood, only to desecrate what others may feel is a distinguished name. Its always this comparison between whites and blacks. Indians have the most whimiscal names I'v ever heard and people respect them for that so people has a right to be name whatever. Whats not right is for people to judge or refuse others employment based on name on a resume, i.e that *** shown on 20/20 in the past.

If I didnt see Barack on the boys names, I would have thought that was Bible roll call 400bc. Don't get me wrong the Bible is fine so I guess if its not broke dont fix it...

Atleast the girls names are new and interesting

See Nevaeh...Heaven spelled backwards. Now thats how you bring the spirituality into the 21st century LOL

Sike naw all them names sound white as hell...

@ angelaheiressnyc....

I just hope it doesn't get 2 the point that people start naming their kids after STDs. LOL

@ KyDerbyPrincess....

I don't know how 2 break this 2 U but, Ur avatar is distracting me in ways that I cannot explain. LOL

my names jewish 4 some wierd reason

sorry about that Dre don't Judge Me by My dress it was My Bithday Party.. LOL I'm reading sum of tha cmmts & I agree with most. I work *** Engineering @ GE & I have 2 say I have a different name Utocqua pro(U-toc-qua) it's a Native name that means little Princess & I have always worked hard *** School so I never really had a problem getting 2 were I wanted 2 b in life.

@dre:lmao now that would just be a *** shame overall

Uh....I ain't gonna lie, I was scared to look but I'm happy to see some very nice names up here. Uhm....I knew a na'feces!(yeah...she was the ***)

@ KyDerbyPrincess....

it's all Kool & The Gang, I figured U had 2 be @ a party, it's just that I was trying 2 get my thoughts 2gether 4 a comment until I saw Ur avatar & it left me stuck 4 a minute. LOL

Utocqua is a unique & beautiful name.

whenever ppl here names like aisha tasha shawnna etc.. They think oh ghetto but if ppl learn their history their african and or muslim names. Yea their are alot of makayla jayden jaylin jada joshua in the blk community

Thank heavens I named my son Malachi and daughter Makayli (pronounced Ma-kay-lee)

im number 2 on the girls list

FAIL

MOVING ON...

thats nice mto who cares

Me I dont go with whats popular my children have unique meaningful names. People quick to call names "ghetto" but A LOT of them actually have "real meaning" and are actually Hebrew Swahili and Arabic (all sister languanges believe it or not)

Tip of the day: People you can use the internet as a learning tool too.

@BKLYNKEY718...you are a dik sucking ***. I can officially call you one of my fans because your *** azz lives to read and respond to my posts. Hey negroid go knock up a gutter rat or commit a crime and stop MTO stalking me you no good ***.

CHLOE 4 A BLACK PERSON?

I STILL LOVE THE NAMES ISAIAH JEREMIAH AND ELIJAH THOUGH

these are BLACK baby names?? ..oooook

illy19132 Flag post @BKLYNKEY718...you are a dik sucking ***. I can officially call you one of my fans because your *** azz lives to read and respond to my posts. Hey negroid go knock up a gutter rat or commit a crime and stop MTO stalking me you no good ***. ------------

I see i hit a nerve lol....listen chick ain't nobody worrying about you....But everytime i catch your lil racist comment believe me i'll call you out....PERIOD!!!!

black folk need to start giving these boys some strong masculine names...something like tuff-tony...then *** know you about your bizness.

imma name my baby Imani lol

I'm surprised Alize & Hennessy are not on the list. lol

@bklynkey718

LMAO! Put that racist in his/her place.

WELL IM GLAD THERE ISNT ANY GHETTO AZZ NAMES IN THAT LIST.

OK, NICE...

Chloe and Barack is two names i never heard of people naming there children

As someone who did hiring for a large company..those names are not likely to be called back for an interview unless they have major education and experience attached to it. I would have given them a chance but the higher ups were not trying to hear Makayla being VP. It's not fair, but that's the current state of the world and I'm trying to change that view by going back to school so that I'll be able to give opportunities to the educated out of the bunch to help advance our people. I'm trying to erase prejudice one Jada and Jaden at a time!

Lmao that's so tru cuz my lil cuz name is Madison and my nephew name is Jayden

Wut bout d Aniya's, Amiya's, Janiya's etc....

no one cares

Yeah I know too many ppl who have named their child Jayden, I'm sick of it. There are so many other names.

U A *** LIE MTO!!!!!!!!I know for a fact that the census taking isn't going to happen until the summer of this year, because I was gonna apply to be a census taker.

@dadumb1 *** up you sound so stupid if this was a private website it would be limited to who can join, two dumbazz if people on this site were to be barred for rude or harassing or insulting comments 90% of the members of this site would be gone including you, you dumb b!tch

..........ppl really naming their kids after barack?? wth. let that man have his own name. criminals gon be gettin locked up with barack as their first name. not a good idea.

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Tennis your slave self hating mentality is sad.

I like the name nevaeh (heaven spelt backwards) that's nice

***'s need to stop with the biblical names already!

Ha! I named my 9mo daughter Nevaeh!!! And I thought I was being "creative" too!

No ghetto names, about time. no devontay's, no ***'s, no lamarcus and mercedes ect..why do parents do this to their kids it beyond me

dagreat1..BE CURIOUS ALL YOU *** WANT..THE QUESTION IS WHY DOES IT MATTER TO YOU WHAT I TYPE? I DON'T LOSE SLEEP AT *** WONDERING WHY PPL GIVE THEIR CHILDREN CERTAIN NAMES, BUT I SURE AS HELL CAN COMMENT ON IT..AND AMANI IS NOT MY BIRTH NAME..MIDDLE NAME...BASICALLY IT'S NOWHERE ON MY BIRTH CERTIFICATE..JUS LIKE DAGREAT1 ISN'T YOUR NAME..SO STOP ASSuming

@BKLYNKEY718 and NYSDIVA...Two Pathetic trolls and bklynkey718 is a MTO stalker, you seek out my comments to respond to. *** get a life and NYSDIVA go wash your azz you filthy heifer

Those are nice names (for both sexes) I too, am very appalled to not see any: Marquavious, Shaniqua, Tavaris, Shaquandranique, Alize', & different versions ending in "eisha" lol SMDH.

I just came in here to say yeah the f*ck right @ Madison!!! LOL Most of them names are cute though...

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stalker???? not hardly..... actually im not even on mto everyday to seek your comments so try again but trust me if i happen to witness a racist comment you make you better believe i will respond....if you don't like it you can always go to another website you may be more comfortable with.... here's some advice telemundo.com amigos.com Goyabean.com

That's BS, Mto makin' stuff up again. I'm half Asian and my name is Blacker then those. They didn't even have any of those trill black names for dudes like Tavaris, TreyVaughn, or Marcus. Those names will beat up Jordan and Joshua anyday.

What happen too Domonique every black person knows someone by that name

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Soo these were the most popular names AA back in 2000 huh, since the 2010 census has not been conducted as of yet?

I call *** cuz no one knew Barack back in the 00.

The self-hate that has been bestowed upon us is so prevalent in many of the ignorant comments above. It makes me sad. I don't care if your name is Julia or Laquanetta, you can still be a productive citizen and your name should be considered beautiful regardless of the culture it reflects. This coming from a lady named Judith.

At any rate, my BLACK neice is named Madison (she's adorable and so is the name) and my BLACK son's name is Jaden. I like the list. Even Barack. LOL.

Dre7Guevara cosign 110%, it seems like some black Americans are just dark skin Europeans,stop trying so hard to be liked by white Americans MADISON SMDH LOL.

@ Tennis

Working just fine. As I said before I work for my state, have a bachelors degree from an accredited university and my own side business. How's working for Mr. Lynch going for you?

Those "in touch" know very well even if your name is John Smith it might was well be Jamal Jackson as far as being black and getting ahead at a Fortune 500 company. Not to say it can't be done but the same struggle would happen regardless of the name.

@Kneequa you sound so stupid! You say you work for your state? Getting a check from the state in the form of welfare or foods stamps does not count as a *** job! Bucket head!

whatever happen to kesha tiwannah sheinikua and latisha

@tiplite2004 My name is Keneisha and many ppl like my name, including dem whites whites. Dey tell me my name is beautiful all the time.Anyway all these names are not for any of my future kids.

LOL @ tha great1 this definately is My pic & how do u get any form of Man from My cmmts is beyond Me LOL.. & i was actually likin some of tha cmmts u post.. is it bcuz I don't waste My time tearing other Black Women 2 pieces bcuz of tha way they look or Maybe bcuz I can say a Woman looks nice that make u think that? whatever tha case it makes no difference 2 Me. I am an educated Woman who is Married 2 a Wonderful Black Man... so think what u want about Me.. Ol Otis

My mom's name is Patricia so she named me Ricia. Now when I tell WHITE people my name they get it off top! Repeat it back correctly and everything! But BLACK FOLKS just can't seem to grasp the concept -LOL! I even go as far as saying, "It's pronounced like Trisha w/o the T." Needless to say they usually end up calling me RiRi or by my last name. LOL

I LOVE my people!! =) <3

@ REALROXANNE:

Now you know MTO's staff can't even run water let alone a website w/ ACCURATE info! LOL

I like this site and all, but some of the stories I bypass considering the source - Hi Fred! LOL

Yeah alot if blacks are now naming there kids more European names. I'm tired of Kayla, Jaden, Jordan, Nevaeh and Jada myself....

.ummm they said "sneak peak" @REALROXANNE but i aqree qurl, sum of mto storiesz are unbelieveable and sum are totally not tru. kan at least once kno who the fckn inside sourcesz are..?? once..?

Dialogue is a beautiful thing.

Man it feels good to see people up on it...

I'm up on Naveah...get up on it ppl...its Heaven backwards Duh!!! And I know a few but they are like 10 and under...I'm black but I like names and spellings that are rare not common!!!

@ TheTruth052489

Let me clarify to a common low paying job idiot such as yourself. I have a state job DUMMY! Another slave mentality ASSuming I am collecting some sort of benefit because Im Black. Get back in the kitchen the burgers are burning!

WHAT ABOUT JESUS?..I KNOW ALOT OF JESUS'

lol. remember back in like 2000 when b*tches always wanted to name they daughter Nevaeh? all because it was "heaven spelled backwards"

"man, f*ck them European names! what's so bad about giving our seeds African, Muslim or even ghetto names 4 that matter? I think it sucks that we allow society 2 tell us what we can & can't name our children 4 the sake of their future, like a child with an ethnic name is destined 2 go 2 prison later in life. GTFOH!"

STUDIES show that a name can affect your child's future in a negative way, even just a little. why would you name your black daughter Shaniqua or Laquita or son Lavante? we got enough problems getting jobs without being stereotyped. A name means a lot.

I agree 100% with Dre7Guevara. why do we have to give a children european/white names for it to be acceptable? Call your child whatever you want to call them, the more unusual the better. There is nothing wrong in making up a name for your child, who wants to hear another amber, michael or michelle?

Thanks Mom for giving me a name Like Michelle Nicole..I have never had a problem holding a professional posistion & when I call a business they have no idea I am black until I show up. U don't have 2 act hood because ur from the hood..Love my name is back on the list. Thanks Mrs.Obama

I think this is the most popular lists according to people who actually fill out census information.

its funny they came out with this list because, im about to have my daughter any day now and im gonna name her Madison- first off i always liked the name and im from ny, but alot of people around me have tryed to make me change my mind because it sounds " 2 white" just like when i had my son i named him alexander but im sorry people dont realize you set your child up for failure when you give them urban names like shaquanda, malika,tayquan.i had a former employer tell me that when she come across apps with names like that she throws them out, because more then likely the person is "ghetto".

@dadumb1 *** your b!tch azz up your the one that keeps crying my avi aint going nowhere b!tch and no wonder everything you say about politics is useless is you believe mto is a credible news source... you non educated fool learn how to type

I personally like JuIndya if its ghetto so what its unique and a name i chose only opinion that matters is mine

Dumb Negroes defending naming their children unpronounceable, badly spelled ghetto bullsh*t."It's unique. I like it." STFU

WACK!

I NAMED MY DAUGHTER JAEDEN 10 YEARS AGO SO IT GOT COPIED LOL

my name is def up there..lol...

decent names!

what happend to keneshia, and laquesta and shalonda names?!!

i really like the name sha'Quan

I'm lmbo at all these comments! I know people with half those names! There's a Masdison, Alyssa, Brianna, AND a Navaeh that go to my church. My old pastor's daughter's name is NAKaylah(not exactly Makaylah but close)my best friends' niece's name is Jada and my other friends' daughters' name is Chloe and my friend from HS named his son Barack! LOL! My daughter's name is Brooke Olivia but I had her in 07 so I guess that doesn't count :(

Navaeh? U mean heaven spelled backward!!! Okayyyyyyy!!!

Nevaeh? U mean heaven spelled backward!!!! Okayyyyyyy!!!

i see my name up there.. &|; its qreek name

&- its A qreek name**

That was a total waste of 10 seconds

Always name your kids for success.

I love my jaypoo. These names are not ethnic to me. So what?

@dumbazz otis is obamas *** were not down so far down your throat maybe you would say something useful once in awhile

I'm tired of black people saying that they are giving their children (white) sounding names, so that in the future they will be able to get good jobs. This is ridiculous. Your name doesn't hide your skin color. It isn't your name that will get you the job it's your experience and education that follows. If an employer has to choose between Tameka: 10 yrs. experience with a Masters degree and credentials or Emily with just a G.E.D. and no experience. Who do you think is going to get the job? We as black people are taught that everything about us isn't good enough from our skin color to our name

I mean it's great that he's our first black president but "Barack" really isn't a name that can be easily pulled off.

I am glad that there are some biblical names instead of Rapper names, car names or cereal names.

@supaflylady...it wasn't the reason why i did, but it was a consideration in picking my children's name...and not a "white" name, i just like simple (madison, btw)...i understand what you're saying but what about when they're just looking thru the apps without the person in front of them, i think they would bypass *** with a masters before susan with a high school diploma

My name should be on the list! it's #7 nationwide! btw...it's "anthony", peace yall;]