Most Popular Names in Nigeria in 1916
| Rank | Name | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hauwa | 100% |
| 2 | Alice | 100% |
| 3 | Emmanuel | 100% |
| 3 | James | 100% |
| 5 | Abdullhi | 95% |
| 5 | John | 100% |
| 7 | Abubakar | 100% |
| 7 | Dorcas | 100% |
| 7 | Joseph | 100% |
| 7 | Sunday | 100% |
| 11 | David | 100% |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 100% |
| 11 | Godwin | 100% |
| 11 | Jimoh | 100% |
| 11 | Peter | 100% |
| 11 | Samuel | 100% |
| 11 | Victoria | 100% |
| 18 | Audu | 97% |
| 18 | Deborah | 100% |
| 18 | Dominic | 100% |
| 18 | Esther | 100% |
| 18 | Fatima | 100% |
| 18 | Grace | 100% |
| 18 | Janet | 100% |
| 18 | Michael | 100% |
| 18 | Racheal | 100% |
| 18 | Tom | 93% |
| 18 | Ude | 68% |
| 18 | Udo | 88% |
| 30 | Abigael | 100% |
| 30 | Abigeal | 100% |
| 30 | Ada | 94% |
| 30 | Alh | 95% |
| 30 | Alhaji | 98% |
| 30 | Aliyu | 100% |
| 30 | Aondoakaa | 100% |
| 30 | Bawa | 97% |
| 30 | Beatrice | 100% |
| 30 | Bisiriyu | 99% |
| 30 | Charles | 100% |
| 30 | Chief | 99% |
| 30 | Christiana | 100% |
| 30 | Daniel | 100% |
| 30 | Ezekiel | 100% |
| 30 | Felicia | 100% |
| 30 | Florence | 100% |
| 30 | Gabriel | 100% |
| 30 | Isaac | 100% |
| 30 | Jacob | 100% |
| 30 | Joel | 100% |
| 30 | Johnson | 100% |
| 30 | Jonathan | 100% |
| 30 | Joshua | 100% |
| 30 | Kareem | 100% |
| 30 | Kehinde | 59% |
| 30 | Mariam | 100% |
| 30 | Matthew | 100% |
| 30 | Mba | 83% |
| 30 | Micheal | 100% |
| 30 | Munirat | 100% |
| 30 | Musa | 100% |
| 30 | Musili | 100% |
| 30 | Nelson | 100% |
| 30 | Nnenna | 100% |
| 30 | Ojuolape | 98% |
| 30 | Okereke | 89% |
| 30 | Okon | 89% |
| 30 | Okoro | 90% |
| 30 | Olayinka | 66% |
| 30 | Orie | 96% |
| 30 | Oyediya | 100% |
| 30 | Patrick | 100% |
| 30 | Paul | 100% |
| 30 | Rafiu | 100% |
| 30 | Raimi | 98% |
| 30 | Safaru | 80% |
| 30 | Saliu | 100% |
| 30 | Saratu | 100% |
| 30 | Sidikat | 100% |
| 30 | Sule | 99% |
| 30 | Titus | 100% |
| 30 | Tyonum | 98% |
| 30 | Ugo | 74% |
| 30 | Umar | 100% |
| 30 | Zainabu | 100% |