Most Common Names in Cross River, With Meanings

Most Popular First Names In Cross River

Forebears knows about 34,354 unique forenames in Cross River and there are 103 people per name.

Rank	Forename	Incidence	Frequency	Percent of Parent	Rank in Nigeria
1	Emmanuel	72,913	1:48	5.69%	9
2	Mary	56,049	1:63	6.51%	19
3	Sunday	55,223	1:64	4.05%	7
4	Bassey	53,014	1:66	42.28%	253
5	Joseph	48,821	1:72	6.80%	26
6	Blessing	44,975	1:78	3.88%	12
7	John	42,593	1:83	4.61%	16
8	Grace	34,498	1:102	4.51%	25
9	Godwin	33,483	1:105	8.82%	66
10	Esther	32,917	1:107	3.83%	20
11	Okon	32,825	1:107	27.52%	269
12	Glory	32,661	1:108	12.51%	98
13	Samuel	31,300	1:113	3.91%	23
14	Peter	30,738	1:115	5.29%	31
15	Edet	26,556	1:133	32.05%	401
16	Effiong	25,760	1:137	28.09%	358
17	David	25,382	1:139	5.46%	47
18	Victor	24,755	1:142	6.04%	58
19	Francis	24,439	1:144	9.27%	96
20	Patience	24,097	1:146	5.53%	52
21	Daniel	23,444	1:150	5.17%	48
22	Elizabeth	22,551	1:156	4.38%	39
23	Mercy	21,664	1:163	4.49%	43
24	Rose	21,363	1:165	7.40%	87
25	Patrick	20,888	1:169	9.95%	135
26	Friday	20,496	1:172	5.05%	60
27	James	20,460	1:172	4.79%	55
28	Michael	20,108	1:175	6.01%	72
29	Comfort	19,980	1:176	5.14%	64
30	Etim	19,817	1:178	30.32%	492
31	Anthony	19,435	1:181	5.88%	74
32	Alice	18,032	1:195	7.46%	114
33	Christopher	17,695	1:199	6.87%	99
34	Victoria	17,573	1:201	3.27%	37
35	Moses	17,410	1:202	4.02%	53
36	Joy	17,037	1:207	3.14%	36
37	Monday	16,364	1:215	4.48%	68
38	Asuquo	15,665	1:225	48.32%	869
39	Paul	15,298	1:230	4.42%	69
40	Christiana	14,961	1:236	4.56%	75
41	Augustine	14,793	1:238	6.96%	133
42	Theresa	14,558	1:242	8.91%	186
43	Helen	13,946	1:253	4.84%	88
44	Arit	13,910	1:253	28.48%	640
45	Uduak	13,829	1:255	15.76%	377
46	Gabriel	13,655	1:258	6.23%	124
47	Eno	13,436	1:262	14.01%	342
48	Margaret	13,400	1:263	14.70%	359
49	Agnes	13,257	1:266	8.48%	193
50	Micheal	13,176	1:267	4.87%	94
51	Janet	12,640	1:279	4.82%	97
52	Maria	12,385	1:285	5.77%	130
53	Regina	12,324	1:286	8.55%	217
54	Peace	12,023	1:293	6.25%	146
55	Stephen	11,992	1:294	4.67%	103
56	Felix	11,467	1:307	5.80%	143
57	Thomas	11,227	1:314	11.05%	320
58	Solomon	11,110	1:317	3.67%	80
59	Cecilia	10,977	1:321	7.31%	209
60	Kingsley	10,957	1:322	4.26%	102
61	Affiong	10,896	1:323	22.48%	644
62	Clement	10,891	1:324	8.41%	245
63	Charles	10,692	1:330	5.89%	159
64	Veronica	10,416	1:338	5.97%	167
65	Simon	9,875	1:357	5.77%	172
66	Ubong	9,641	1:366	14.03%	470
67	Richard	9,131	1:386	8.05%	285
68	Rita	9,126	1:386	5.34%	173
69	Paulina	9,070	1:389	8.86%	318
70	Lucy	9,039	1:390	8.81%	317
71	Emem	8,967	1:393	11.52%	431
72	Innocent	8,922	1:395	4.72%	150
73	Gift	8,865	1:398	4.76%	155
74	Lawrence	8,595	1:410	7.75%	297
75	Felicia	8,529	1:413	2.93%	85
76	Edem	8,452	1:417	33.92%	1,049
77	Eyo	8,177	1:431	52.79%	1,430
78	Isaac	8,085	1:436	3.63%	122
79	Fidelis	8,014	1:440	9.79%	409
80	Stella	7,958	1:443	3.52%	120
81	Pius	7,901	1:446	9.78%	415
82	Ikwo	7,871	1:448	29.67%	999
83	Sarah	7,855	1:449	3.05%	101
84	Happiness	7,850	1:449	5.09%	200
85	Justina	7,820	1:451	4.32%	160
86	Rosemary	7,794	1:452	5.24%	213
87	Nkoyo	7,728	1:456	29.20%	1,001
88	Angela	7,682	1:459	5.85%	242
89	Inyang	7,621	1:462	46.91%	1,378
89	Martina	7,621	1:462	13.35%	567
91	Henry	7,473	1:472	3.89%	147
92	Ime	7,458	1:473	11.06%	476
93	Patricia	7,345	1:480	5.52%	239
94	Linus	7,259	1:486	9.99%	453
95	Faith	7,208	1:489	2.94%	110
96	Mfon	6,978	1:505	10.78%	499
97	Christian	6,774	1:520	3.25%	136
98	Florence	6,738	1:523	2.28%	82
99	Josephine	6,626	1:532	4.27%	195

100	Akpan	6,514	1:541	14.46%	690
101	Offiong	6,407	1:550	60.18%	1,830
102	Atim	6,310	1:559	21.95%	934
103	Ruth	6,284	1:561	2.24%	89
104	Benjamin	6,279	1:561	3.82%	182
105	Dominic	6,274	1:562	11.08%	571
105	Monica	6,274	1:562	6.02%	313
107	Udo	6,249	1:564	13.22%	665
108	Essien	6,228	1:566	32.59%	1,237
109	Julius	6,198	1:569	5.75%	303
110	Beatrice	6,091	1:579	5.31%	280
110	Juliet	6,091	1:579	3.25%	153
112	Idongesit	5,943	1:593	13.20%	691
113	Ekaette	5,846	1:603	12.35%	663
114	Udeme	5,779	1:610	10.55%	583
115	Charity	5,698	1:619	2.06%	90
116	Vincent	5,682	1:620	4.61%	260
117	Lydia	5,677	1:621	5.05%	290
118	Ita	5,647	1:624	33.42%	1,334
119	George	5,580	1:632	6.62%	390
120	Effiom	5,535	1:637	81.85%	2,431
121	Roseline	5,519	1:639	2.90%	148
122	Ekpenyong	5,448	1:647	66.07%	2,140
123	Cletus	5,422	1:650	9.40%	559
123	Juliana	5,422	1:650	3.33%	188
125	Prince	5,382	1:655	4.34%	256
126	Jacob	5,285	1:667	3.61%	215
127	Kenneth	5,228	1:674	3.48%	210
128	Eunice	5,193	1:679	2.85%	157
129	Dorathy	5,167	1:682	8.70%	546
130	Mathew	5,111	1:690	3.35%	203
131	Sylvester	5,096	1:692	7.39%	469
132	Ofem	5,045	1:699	81.77%	2,569
133	Ekpo	5,004	1:704	51.97%	1,934
134	Boniface	4,958	1:711	7.74%	502
134	Edward	4,958	1:711	10.82%	678
136	Imaobong	4,933	1:714	12.55%	760
137	Anietie	4,892	1:720	11.52%	722
137	Precious	4,892	1:720	2.98%	184
139	Joshua	4,871	1:724	2.22%	125
140	Philomina	4,851	1:727	9.82%	636
141	Ubi	4,805	1:734	75.51%	2,524
142	Rebecca	4,729	1:745	2.76%	171
143	Favour	4,637	1:760	2.80%	178
144	Musa	4,627	1:762	0.19%	1
145	Catherine	4,611	1:764	6.78%	474
146	Ekanem	4,581	1:769	49.63%	1,989
147	Philip	4,560	1:773	3.70%	259
148	Ndifreke	4,550	1:775	11.81%	776
149	Gladys	4,530	1:778	4.75%	345
150	Saviour	4,514	1:781	15.09%	906
151	Benedict	4,509	1:782	10.76%	733
151	Promise	4,509	1:782	4.17%	302
153	Ernest	4,489	1:785	7.85%	565
154	Johnson	4,137	1:852	2.45%	174
155	Deborah	4,122	1:855	1.64%	106
156	Otu	4,116	1:856	51.07%	2,182
157	Raymond	4,101	1:859	9.35%	708
158	Itoro	4,071	1:866	10.41%	764
159	Jeremiah	4,045	1:871	6.11%	486
160	Anthonia	4,035	1:873	3.61%	295
161	Uwem	4,009	1:879	12.78%	885
162	Caroline	4,004	1:880	3.63%	299
163	William	3,974	1:887	10.92%	805
164	Iquo	3,958	1:890	48.32%	2,148
165	Nsikak	3,892	1:906	12.40%	884
166	Matthew	3,882	1:908	3.61%	304
167	Kate	3,785	1:931	5.03%	441
168	Iniobong	3,780	1:932	10.11%	795
169	Evelyn	3,765	1:936	3.13%	267
170	Agbor	3,759	1:938	83.40%	3,156
171	Aniefiok	3,754	1:939	11.26%	858
172	Stanley	3,749	1:940	2.96%	251
173	Mathias	3,714	1:949	10.13%	801
173	Vivian	3,714	1:949	3.02%	261
175	Abigail	3,703	1:952	2.28%	189
176	Elijah	3,693	1:954	4.86%	437
177	Emeka	3,688	1:956	1.00%	67
178	Raphael	3,673	1:960	6.12%	536
179	Emilia	3,642	1:968	15.10%	1,070
180	Edidiong	3,637	1:969	10.70%	844
180	Ngozi	3,637	1:969	0.81%	49
182	Abraham	3,611	1:976	3.36%	305
182	Bright	3,611	1:976	2.41%	211
184	Gloria	3,576	1:986	1.68%	132
185	Archibong	3,571	1:987	39.72%	2,027
186	Denis	3,540	1:996	20.69%	1,320
187	Dennis	3,489	1:1,010	6.05%	560
187	Magdalene	3,489	1:1,010	10.32%	849
187	Okoi	3,489	1:1,010	83.73%	3,309
190	Maurice	3,428	1:1,028	25.72%	1,593
191	Mohammed	3,397	1:1,038	0.24%	6
192	Ibrahim	3,392	1:1,039	0.15%	2
193	Ogar	3,382	1:1,042	71.58%	3,056
194	Eteng	3,372	1:1,045	85.80%	3,424
194	Ezekiel	3,372	1:1,045	2.44%	227
196	Nse	3,362	1:1,048	10.93%	896
197	Omini	3,351	1:1,052	80.55%	3,314
198	Bridget	3,346	1:1,053	3.75%	371
198	Samson	3,346	1:1,053	1.37%	111

200	Idorenyin	3,326	1:1,060	10.64%	888
201	Anna	3,316	1:1,063	5.03%	488
202	Sylvanus	3,270	1:1,078	12.09%	984
203	Timothy	3,265	1:1,079	2.31%	219
204	Wisdom	3,254	1:1,083	4.89%	483
205	Ada	3,229	1:1,092	3.88%	396
205	Ekaete	3,229	1:1,092	18.07%	1,291
207	Ene	3,203	1:1,100	11.12%	933
208	Martha	3,193	1:1,104	2.78%	278
209	Andrew	3,183	1:1,107	2.81%	287
210	Linda	3,096	1:1,138	4.54%	472
211	Jude	3,066	1:1,150	2.22%	229
212	Aniekan	3,055	1:1,154	10.40%	916
213	Ifeanyi	3,040	1:1,159	0.90%	71
214	Benard	3,035	1:1,161	11.76%	1,020
215	Cyril	3,020	1:1,167	8.39%	810
216	Eme	2,979	1:1,183	29.70%	1,893
217	Ini	2,974	1:1,185	14.05%	1,167
218	Mark	2,918	1:1,208	4.77%	523
219	Hannah	2,913	1:1,210	2.93%	327
220	Kufre	2,908	1:1,212	10.66%	979
221	Nelson	2,897	1:1,217	5.66%	612
222	Jenny	2,892	1:1,219	23.76%	1,677
223	Alex	2,882	1:1,223	3.95%	451
224	Endurance	2,770	1:1,272	4.24%	493
225	Doris	2,765	1:1,275	2.78%	326
225	Margret	2,765	1:1,275	5.45%	617
227	Nsa	2,760	1:1,277	77.77%	3,653
228	Uche	2,755	1:1,279	1.31%	134
229	Collins	2,749	1:1,282	3.36%	408
230	Chinyere	2,673	1:1,319	0.98%	93
231	Mabel	2,663	1:1,324	4.53%	549
231	Martin	2,663	1:1,324	7.66%	832
233	Sampson	2,647	1:1,332	11.27%	1,091
234	Hope	2,637	1:1,337	2.91%	363
234	Nancy	2,637	1:1,337	5.43%	643
236	Akon	2,632	1:1,339	11.66%	1,118
237	Enobong	2,627	1:1,342	9.11%	930
238	Bernard	2,617	1:1,347	9.44%	961
239	Donatus	2,591	1:1,360	5.42%	659
239	Unyime	2,591	1:1,360	11.63%	1,127
241	Imoh	2,581	1:1,366	13.83%	1,253
242	Nicholas	2,576	1:1,368	6.55%	759
243	Ikpi	2,550	1:1,382	79.59%	3,898
244	Gregory	2,535	1:1,390	18.33%	1,553
245	Ikechukwu	2,530	1:1,393	0.98%	100
246	Chinedu	2,520	1:1,399	0.86%	83
247	Isu	2,510	1:1,404	69.59%	3,624
248	Cynthia	2,484	1:1,419	3.02%	402
249	Agatha	2,464	1:1,430	5.84%	729
250	Itam	2,448	1:1,440	87.52%	4,249
251	Abubakar	2,433	1:1,449	0.12%	3
252	Isaiah	2,418	1:1,458	4.27%	572
253	Immaculata	2,387	1:1,477	30.17%	2,207
253	Jane	2,387	1:1,477	3.04%	428
255	Utibe	2,377	1:1,483	16.57%	1,517
256	Paulinus	2,362	1:1,492	12.74%	1,259
257	Love	2,357	1:1,495	4.66%	620
258	Ofonime	2,352	1:1,499	11.39%	1,191
259	Robert	2,346	1:1,502	7.80%	904
260	Francisca	2,341	1:1,506	4.43%	595
260	Queen	2,341	1:1,506	2.49%	351
262	Sylvia	2,336	1:1,509	11.09%	1,175
263	Egbe	2,321	1:1,519	33.34%	2,388
264	Lilian	2,295	1:1,536	2.80%	406
265	Godswill	2,285	1:1,542	7.10%	874
266	Okokon	2,275	1:1,549	38.74%	2,658
267	Sani	2,244	1:1,571	0.14%	4
268	Tina	2,234	1:1,578	2.78%	416
269	Enang	2,229	1:1,581	80.82%	4,304
270	Festus	2,224	1:1,585	2.32%	343
270	Williams	2,224	1:1,585	4.87%	683
272	Amos	2,219	1:1,588	1.64%	232
273	Kelvin	2,214	1:1,592	3.35%	487
274	Edwin	2,204	1:1,599	3.85%	566
274	Simeon	2,204	1:1,599	3.89%	570
276	Celestine	2,193	1:1,607	4.36%	624
277	Mbang	2,178	1:1,618	82.69%	4,421
278	Susan	2,173	1:1,622	4.40%	634
279	Ali	2,168	1:1,626	0.27%	22
279	Livinus	2,168	1:1,626	5.61%	772
281	Lovina	2,163	1:1,629	8.18%	1,002
282	Martins	2,153	1:1,637	4.12%	603
283	Edim	2,117	1:1,665	88.80%	4,696
283	Naomi	2,117	1:1,665	2.66%	422
285	Adia	2,112	1:1,669	54.21%	3,439
285	Tony	2,112	1:1,669	4.36%	649
287	Alfred	2,102	1:1,677	4.73%	700
287	Ben	2,102	1:1,677	5.32%	756
287	Irene	2,102	1:1,677	7.65%	969
290	Rapheal	2,091	1:1,686	5.82%	811
291	Nyong	2,066	1:1,706	39.68%	2,875
292	Ukeme	2,056	1:1,714	11.29%	1,273
293	Eric	2,030	1:1,736	4.93%	741
294	Ferdinand	2,010	1:1,754	16.72%	1,689
295	Aniedi	1,989	1:1,772	10.12%	1,221
296	Dauda	1,984	1:1,776	0.65%	79
297	Ekpe	1,979	1:1,781	39.96%	2,969
297	Lucky	1,979	1:1,781	1.20%	183
299	Obia	1,949	1:1,808	70.69%	4,306

300	Thankgod	1,943	1:1,814	3.38%	563
301	Jonathan	1,928	1:1,828	1.80%	306
302	Adamu	1,913	1:1,842	0.15%	10
302	Odey	1,913	1:1,842	54.28%	3,673
304	Udoh	1,908	1:1,847	13.92%	1,561
305	Ojong	1,892	1:1,863	94.88%	5,224
306	Ibiang	1,887	1:1,868	79.39%	4,702
307	Eni	1,872	1:1,883	48.05%	3,439
308	Goodness	1,867	1:1,888	4.02%	676
309	Jennifer	1,862	1:1,893	2.26%	405
309	Obi	1,862	1:1,893	5.28%	826
309	Umo	1,862	1:1,893	56.42%	3,828
312	Eyong	1,857	1:1,898	84.56%	4,920
313	Gideon	1,847	1:1,908	2.76%	480
313	Usman	1,847	1:1,908	0.16%	11
315	Orok	1,836	1:1,920	81.89%	4,869
316	Obeten	1,826	1:1,930	87.04%	5,059
317	Frank	1,816	1:1,941	2.45%	444
317	Ignatius	1,816	1:1,941	10.63%	1,321
317	Umoh	1,816	1:1,941	22.78%	2,197
320	Etta	1,811	1:1,946	76.06%	4,700
320	Loveth	1,811	1:1,946	2.01%	365
322	Ukam	1,801	1:1,957	91.14%	5,252
323	Sandra	1,796	1:1,962	2.96%	527
323	Sunny	1,796	1:1,962	3.93%	679
325	Kalu	1,785	1:1,975	4.03%	702
326	Albert	1,780	1:1,980	7.12%	1,044
326	Ifeoma	1,780	1:1,980	0.80%	123
328	Uchenna	1,770	1:1,991	0.87%	142
329	Kanu	1,765	1:1,997	25.17%	2,372
329	Otobong	1,765	1:1,997	11.71%	1,470
331	Oliver	1,755	1:2,008	3.34%	602
332	Usang	1,750	1:2,014	87.98%	5,234
333	Adiah	1,745	1:2,020	82.82%	5,051
334	Cyprian	1,729	1:2,038	10.49%	1,358
334	Ibor	1,729	1:2,038	79.31%	4,942
336	Arikpo	1,724	1:2,044	87.60%	5,268
337	Esu	1,719	1:2,050	69.85%	4,607
337	Nnanke	1,719	1:2,050	89.86%	5,362
339	Dorcas	1,714	1:2,056	1.10%	194
340	Augustina	1,704	1:2,068	1.81%	352
341	Obinna	1,663	1:2,119	0.89%	154
342	Diana	1,658	1:2,126	9.13%	1,278
343	Fatima	1,653	1:2,132	0.19%	18
344	Ima-Obong	1,643	1:2,145	19.62%	2,127
345	Jerry	1,632	1:2,160	3.38%	651
346	Aniebiet	1,617	1:2,180	10.87%	1,481
346	Chioma	1,617	1:2,180	0.65%	108
346	Nkese	1,617	1:2,180	53.07%	4,020
349	Angelina	1,612	1:2,186	4.51%	813
350	Idara	1,607	1:2,193	9.17%	1,306
350	Justine	1,607	1:2,193	9.54%	1,337
352	Umar	1,597	1:2,207	0.12%	8
353	Chris	1,592	1:2,214	4.70%	847
353	Wofai	1,592	1:2,214	90.71%	5,689
355	Eno-Obong	1,566	1:2,251	17.44%	2,030
356	Scholastica	1,556	1:2,265	13.85%	1,767
357	Ekong	1,546	1:2,280	25.22%	2,580
357	Ijeoma	1,546	1:2,280	0.63%	109
359	Akaninyene	1,540	1:2,289	11.37%	1,575