Origins

Swahili Names (154)

Here are 154 Swahili names: 135 for girls, 6 for boys and 13 that work for either, most popular in the US first. The best known today are Layla, Aisha, Kamari. Meanings range from Layla (“night”) to Aisha (“alive”) to Zahra (“radiant, bright”) to Salma (“safe, peaceful”).