OK, let's first set the tone.
1. Aaliyah
Fun fact: R&B superstar Aaliyah signed her record contract at age 12.
2. Aisha
Fun fact: Comedian, actress, and talk show host Aisha Tyler has over 50 credits to her name.
3. Akilah
Fun Fact: In 2006, KeKe Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, and Angela Bassett starred in Akeelah and the Bee, a film about a young girl being coached for the National Spelling Bee.
4. Amani
Fun Fact: Former football player Amani Toomer played with the New York Giants for 13 seasons, including their 2007 Super Bowl title.
5. Amir
Fun Fact: In 2004, boxer Amir Khan became the youngest Brit to win a medal at the Olympic games. He was 17 when he won silver.
6. Antoine
Fun Fact: The classic book Le Petit Prince was written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
7. Ciara
Fun Fact: Singer Ciara's (who pronounces her name like Sierra) 2004 debut album, Goodies, hit triple platinum.
8. Fatima
Fun Fact: Fatima Whitbread won silver at the 1988 Olympics for javelin.
9. Jada
Fun Fact: Actress Jada Pinkett Smith has appeared in over 35 projects.
10. Jamal
Fun Fact: Bangladeshi scientist Jamal Islam graduated from Cambridge.
11. Jerome
Fun Fact: There's a saint named Jerome. He translated the Old Testament into Latin from Hebrew.
12. Kareem
Fun Fact: Basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has six NBA titles to his name and is the all-time leading scorer.
13. Malik
Fun Fact: Singer Zayn Malik was actually eliminated from The X Factor before being brought back for the group competition. The group he joined? One Direction.
14. Mercedes
Fun Fact: Actress Mercedes Ruehl won an Oscar for The Fisher King in 1991.
15. Omar
Fun Fact: Egyptian actor Omar Sharif appeared in many classic Hollywood films such as Lawrence of Arabia, Funny Girl, and The Mirror Has Two Faces.
16. Rashad
Fun Fact: DJ Rashad, who passed away in 2014, is known as one of the godfathers of the footwork music movement and released five albums in his lifetime.
17. Rashida
Fun Fact: Actress Rashida Jones is the daughter of Quincy Jones and Peggy Lipton and graduated from Harvard.
18. Tariq
Fun Fact: Rugby player Tariq Sims represented Fiji at the World Cup in 2013.
19. Tiana
Fun Fact: German opera singer Tiana Lemnitz could perform German, Italian, French, and Russian operas.
20. Tyrone
Fun Fact: Famed actor, comedian, and pundit Stephen Colbert's middle name is Tyrone.
