Most of the Africans who were taken to America by the slave traders were from the western region of Africa. Names from this area are now becoming popular amongst African Americans who wish to change their 'slave' names.
| Abanobi | Abaronye | Abasi | Abeeku | Abegunde | Abena |
| Abi | Abiade | Abimbola | Abiodun | Abiola | Abioye |
| Abosi | Abu | Abubakar | Abyomi | Acholam | Achufusi |
| Adama | Addae | Ade | Adebayo | Adelaja | Adika |
| Adisa | Adjua | Afi | Afiba | Agu | Ahmadou |
| Ahonya | Ahoto | Ahurole | Aiyetoro | Ajala | Ajayi |
| Ajene | Ajuluchukwu | Akabueze | Akamafula | Akinlabi | Akinwunmi |
| Akna | Ako | Akobundu | Akua | Akwete | Alaba |
| Ama | Amadi | Amaechi | Amanambu | Amatefe | Amazu |
| Ambakisye | Ambe | Aminata | Amma | Ampah | AnapaAnika |
| Ankoma | Ano | Anyanwu | Asa | Ashaki | Assitou |
| Ata | Atakpa | Atiba | Atsu | Atu | Atuegbu |
| Ayo | Azagba | Azenia | Azikiwe | Azubuike | Baako |
| Babafemi | Babatu | Baderinwa | Badru | Badu | Bahati |
| Balogun | Bandele | Bangababo | Baye | Bayo | Bejide |
| Beluchi | Beluonwu | Birago | Bisa | Bobo | Bolewa |
| Bosede | Bunwi | Butu | Bwerani | Chatha | Chatuluka |
| Chenzira | Chiamaka | Chibale | Chicha | Chidubem | Chiemeka |
| Chiganu | Chijioke | Chikezie | Chikozi | Chikwendu | Chimaga |
| Chinangwa | Chinouyazura | Chinyelu | Chuma | Dada | Dags |
| Damani | Danjuma | Danladi | Dia | Diallo | Diarra |
| Dibia | diji | Dike | Djenaba | Djidade | Donkor |
| Duguma | Dukuzumurenyi | Dumisani | Durojaiye | Duruji | Eberechukwu |
| Ede | Edo | Efuru | Ehioze | Eintou | Ejiikeme |
| Ekeama | Ekechukwu | Ekejiuba | Ekundayo | Ekwutosi | Emenike |
| Enobakhare | Enomwoyi | Ewansika | Eze | Ezeamaka | Ezenachi |
| Ezeoha | Fanta | Faraji | Fati | Fatoumata | Febechi |
| Femi | Fenuku | Fulani | Gamba | Gavivi | Ginikanwa |
| Gogo | Gowon | Habimama | Hakizimana | Hawanya | Hondo |
| Ibeamaka | Ibeawuchi | Idowu | Ifeanacho | Ifeanyichukwu | Ifoms |
| Ihechukwu | Ikenna | Imarogbe | Iroawuchi | Jabari | Jabulani |
| Jaja | Jela | Jojo | Kafele | Kamau | Kamdibe |
| Kampihe | Kamulira | Kamuzu | Kandia | Kashka | Kasimu |
| Kayode | Keambirowo | Keanjaho | Keanyandaarwa | Kehnide | Keita |
| Kelechi | Khamadi | Khari | Kobla | Kodjo | Kojo |
| Konata | Kontar | Kufere | Kunle | Kwacha | Kwende |
| Kwesi | Ligongo | Lisimba | Lizwelicha | Lotachukwu | Luki |
| Lumo | Luqman | Mablevi | Machupa | Madaadi | Madu |
| Maduabuchi | Madubuike | Madzimoyo | Mahluli | Maidei | Makutano |
| Malawa | Mamboleo | Masamba | Masibuwa | Maskini | Matunde |
| Mawali | Mawulode | Mawulolo | Mbwana | Mensa | Modeira |
| Modibo | Modupe | Mongo | Montsho | Mosi | Moyo |
| Mpasa | Mpumelelo | Mwai | Mwita | Nabate | Nadif |
| Nakisisa | Natambu | Ndale | Ndubia | Ndubuisi | Nduka |
| Ndukwe | Ndulu | Ngoli | Ngozi | Ngunda | Niamke |
| Nkandinshuti | Nkemdirim | Nkemefula | Nkosi | Nkpume | Nnabugwu |
| Nnaemeka | Nnamdi | Nolizwe | Nonyelum | Nosakhene | Nosiike |
| Ntassor | Nuru | Nwabudike | Nwachukwu | Nwagboso | Nwamaife |
| Nwanodu | Nyemba | Obafemi | ObaObadele | Obaseki | Obiajulu |
| Obiajunwa | Obialo | Obianuria | Obinna | Obinwoke | Ochi |
| Ochieng | Ode | Odinakachukwu | Odinkemere | Odion | Ogbo |
| Ogbonna | Ogochukwu | Ogunshoye | Ogwanbi | Ojo | Okechukwu |
| Okera | Oko | Okon | Okpara | Olabisi | Olamina |
| Olaniyi | Olatunde | Olu | Olubayo | Olufemi | Olujimi |
| Olusola | Olutosin | Omavi | Omenuko | Omolara | Omorede |
| Omoruyi | Omotunde | Omwokha | Onuchukwu | Onyedinma | Onyewuchi |
| Osagboro | Osagwie | Osahar | Osakwe | Osayaba | Osayande |
| Osayimwese | Osaze | Osei | Oseye | Osonduagwuike | Osuji |
| Othiamba | Othieno | Otuome | Owodunni | Owusu | Ozoamaka |
| Ozoechina | Paki | Patire | Pili | Rapuluchukwu | Rapuokwu |
| Rasidi | Rudo | Sabola | Sakidi | Sekai | Sekani |
| Sekou | Sekpuluchi | Shermarke | Sifie | Sikukkun | Simba |
| Simiya | Simwenyi | Sipho | Siyazini | Sule | Tabansi |
| Taiwo | Tasie | Tebogo | Thako | Thambo | Tobechukwu |
| Toola | Tsalani | Tuwile | Uba | Ubanwa | Uchechukwu |
| Udechukwu | Udegbulam | Udenwa | Udo | Ufa | Ugo |
| Ugwunna | Uju | Umi | Uwadiegwu | Uwaezuoke | Uzoamaka |
| Uzoma | Uzondu | Wamakola | Watende | Wemusa | Yobachi |
| Zahur | Zesireo | Zuberi |
| Aba | Abebi | Abebja | Abeje | Abena | Abeo |
| Abia | Abimbola | Ada | Adaego | Adaeke | Adaeze |
| Adande | Adanma | Adanna | Adanne | Adaoha | Adebomi |
| Adedagbo | Adedewe | Adedoja | Adeleke | Adeola | Adiagha |
| Adjua | Aduke | Adwin | Adzo | Afafa | Afam |
| Afi | Afryea | Agbeko | Agodichinma | Ahuzuomoke | Aidoo |
| Aisha | Aiyetoro | Akanika | Akenke | Akili | Akuabia |
| Akuako | Akwate | Alaba | Aladinma | Alaezi | Alili |
| Aluma | Amadi | Amanchechi | Amaogechukwu | Amauzo | Ambe |
| Amevi | Amonke | Anan | Anuli | Arusi | Asabi |
| Asesimba | Asha | Asong | Atsufi | Ayah | Ayo |
| Ayobami | Ayobunmi | Ayodele | Ayofemi | Ayoluwa | Ayoola |
| Azuka | Banasa | Banny | Binta | Bolanile | Borishade |
| Bunmi | Buruku | Camara | Charakupu | Chausiku | Chiamaka |
| Chijioke | Chika | Chiku | Chinasokuru | Chinwe | Chinyere |
| Chipo | Chizoba | Cinenye | Dada | Daib | Dalia |
| Dalmar | Dayo | Deka | Doto | Dridzienyo | Dzidodo |
| Dzigbodi | Echijole | Edem | Efioanwan | Eka | Ekanem |
| Ekechi | Ekedinna | Elewechi | Elon | Enam | Enomwoyi |
| Enyo | Enyonyam | Eshe | Esi | Esinam | Ezigbo |
| Fabayo | Fayola | Feechi | Fembar | Fola | Foldae |
| Foluke | Fujo | Fumiya | Fuvi | Ginikanwa | Guedado |
| Gulai | Habibka | Hadiya | Halina | Haomyaro | Hasina |
| Hembadon | Idomenyin | Idowu | Ife | Ige | Iheoma |
| Iheyinwa | Ihuoma | Ijeoma | Ijoma | Ikusegham | Isoke |
| Iyabo | Izebe | Jaha | Jamila | Jwahir | Kai |
| Kamania | Kamba | Kansiwa | Karamoko | Kelinde | Kesi |
| Khoranhlai | Kokumo | Koliraga | Kumiwa | Laraba | Layia |
| Lebechi | Limbe | Lololi | Lolonyo | Lolovivi | Lozokun |
| Malene | Manana | Mariama | Marka | Masani | Masika |
| Maudisa | Mawasi | Mayinuna | Mgbafor | Mgbeke | Mgbeorie |
| Mkiwa | Modupe | Moriba | Mudiwa | Mukamtagara | Mukamutara |
| Mwa | Nabinye | Nabulungi | Nafula | Nafuma | Naliaka |
| Nalo | Nalongo | Namono | Nana | Nangleni | Nasike |
| Nayo | Neema | Ngozi | Nini | Njemile | Njeri |
| Njideka | Nkechi | Nkechinyere | Nkeka | Nne | Nnennaya |
| Nobuhle | Nombese | Noni | Nonyameko | Nwabugwu | Nwabundozi |
| Nwadighu | Nwadimkpa | Nwadinobi | Nwadiuko | Nwajindu | Nwakaegbo |
| Nwamaka | Nwanneka | Nwanyioma | Nwaoma | Nwugo | Nyahkomago |
| Nyiramohoro | Oare | Obiagaeliaku | Obianuju | Obioma | Ode |
| Oji | Okolo | Olabisi | Olabunmi | Olufunmilayo | Olunfunke |
| Oluremi | Omolara | Omorose | Omosede | Omosupe | Onyenna |
| Oraefo | Oseye | Ozibodi | Ozioma | Palassa | Panya |
| Pili | Ramia | Raohiya | Rasida | Raziya | Rehema |
| Rufano | Saada | Sadio |
| Akintunde | Ba | Bankole | Chebile | Daddah | Dia |
| Diallio | Keita | Kulibali | Margai | Mbarga | Ousmane |
| Tutu |
This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.
Copies may be made for personal use only.