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This is from 2006, but it's still really interesting.

Top 20 'Whitest' and 'Blackest' Names

Studies of resumes have found that people with black-sounding names are less likely to get callbacks.

"20/20" put 22 pairs of names to the test, posting identical resumes except for the names at the top.

The resumes with the white-sounding names were actually downloaded 17 percent more often by job recruiters than the resumes with black-sounding names.

What are some of those names? Here's a list from the book "Freakonomics," by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, showing the top 20 whitest- and blackest-sounding girl and boy names.

20 "Whitest" Girl Names

Molly

Amy

Claire

Emily

Katie

Madeline

Katelyn

Emma

Abigail

Carly

Jenna

Heather

Katherine

Caitlin

Kaitlin

Holly

Allison

Kaitlyn

Hannah

Kathryn

20 "Blackest" Girl Names

Imani

Ebony

Shanice

Aaliyah

Precious

Nia

Deja

Diamond

Asia

Aliyah

Jada

Tierra

Tiara

Kiara

Jazmine

Jasmin

Jazmin

Jasmine

Alexus

Raven

20 "Whitest" Boy Names

Jake

Connor

Tanner

Wyatt

Cody

Dustin

Luke

Jack

Scott

Logan

Cole

Lucas

Bradley

Jacob

Garrett

Dylan

Maxwell

Hunter

Brett

Colin

20 "Blackest" Boy Names

DeShawn

DeAndre

Marquis

Darnell

Terrell

Malik

Trevon

Tyrone

Willie

Dominique

Demetrius

Reginald

Jamal

Maurice

Jalen

Darius

Xavier

Terrance

Andre

Darryl

[Kaeli.]

The black boy names

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[Kaeli.]

Honestly expected to see a shaniqua mess out for the black girls

[b7]

"Tanner" has me kicking

That's the whitest of the damn white. And these 9 different Jazmines

[Buy The Stars✨]

Those black names lol .. They are not as bad as i thought

[Lane Bryant Jumpsuit]

These black names aint tew bad lol

I remember when a different world was on

Lots of jasmines at that time

[Lane Bryant Jumpsuit]

Where is "Sarah" for whitest girl names because..

Its not a white name

Neither is rebecca

Most names ending in Ah are areanic or islamic or.biblical

[Lane Bryant Jumpsuit]

The name hunter either first or last is sexy

[Gilgamesh.]

"Tanner" has me kicking

That's the whitest of the damn white. And these 9 different Jazmines

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Why did I scream when it got go "Tanner!"

[SouravMay]

Didn't know Americans used "Dominique" as a male name.

Blacks love to appropriate an Islamic/Arabic name, I hope West African names will get popular like that some time.

[Vonc2002]

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[Cartierline]

Never knew Reginald was considered a black name.

Would've sooner called Maxwell a black name.

[b7]

Didn't know Americans used "Dominique" as a male name.

Blacks love to appropriate an Islamic/Arabic name, I hope West African names will get popular like that some time.

what're some of ur fave west African names?  the ones I know are beautiful

[Gilgamesh.]

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[Eternal Bell]

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think 'vonc is piss tht 'lavonc' didnt makes it