Most Popular Names in Nigeria in 1929
| Rank | Name | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph | 100% |
| 2 | Samuel | 100% |
| 3 | Emmanuel | 100% |
| 4 | John | 100% |
| 5 | Sunday | 100% |
| 6 | David | 100% |
| 7 | Comfort | 100% |
| 8 | Grace | 100% |
| 8 | Mary | 100% |
| 10 | Felicia | 100% |
| 11 | Alice | 100% |
| 12 | James | 100% |
| 13 | Ada | 94% |
| 14 | Moses | 100% |
| 15 | Janet | 100% |
| 16 | Gabriel | 100% |
| 17 | Maria | 100% |
| 18 | Peter | 100% |
| 19 | Jacob | 100% |
| 20 | Esther | 100% |
| 21 | Daniel | 100% |
| 21 | Eunice | 100% |
| 21 | Isaac | 100% |
| 21 | Johnson | 100% |
| 25 | Ibrahim | 100% |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 100% |
| 27 | Beatrice | 100% |
| 27 | Victoria | 100% |
| 29 | Florence | 100% |
| 29 | Michael | 100% |
| 31 | Amos | 100% |
| 32 | Mercy | 100% |
| 33 | Cecilia | 100% |
| 33 | Dorcas | 100% |
| 33 | Kalu | 88% |
| 33 | Racheal | 100% |
| 37 | Aisha | 100% |
| 37 | Micheal | 100% |
| 37 | Solomon | 100% |
| 40 | Ganiyu | 100% |
| 40 | Jimoh | 100% |
| 40 | Joshua | 100% |
| 43 | Amasi | 75% |
| 44 | Abubakar | 100% |
| 44 | Godwin | 100% |
| 44 | Julius | 100% |
| 44 | Muhammadu | 97% |
| 44 | Paul | 100% |
| 49 | Christiana | 100% |
| 49 | Francis | 100% |
| 49 | Okon | 89% |
| 49 | Zainba | 100% |
| 53 | Ezekiel | 100% |
| 53 | Stephen | 100% |
| 53 | Yusuf | 100% |
| 56 | Fatima | 100% |
| 56 | Juliana | 100% |
| 56 | Lasisi | 99% |
| 56 | Samson | 100% |
| 60 | Deborah | 100% |
| 60 | Kehinde | 59% |
| 60 | Musa | 100% |
| 60 | Yekini | 100% |
| 64 | Jonathan | 100% |
| 64 | Thomas | 100% |
| 66 | Aishatu | 100% |
| 66 | Anthony | 100% |
| 66 | Lawrence | 100% |
| 66 | Philip | 100% |
| 70 | Isaiah | 100% |
| 70 | Josiah | 100% |
| 70 | Lydia | 100% |
| 70 | Monday | 100% |
| 70 | Rufus | 100% |
| 70 | Sarah | 100% |
| 76 | Abraham | 100% |
| 76 | Adamu | 100% |
| 76 | Bello | 99% |
| 76 | Fatai | 100% |
| 76 | Hannah | 100% |
| 76 | Julianah | 100% |
| 76 | Lamidi | 100% |
| 76 | Rachael | 100% |
| 76 | Sariyu | 100% |
| 76 | Sule | 99% |
| 76 | Yakubu | 100% |
| 87 | Ajayi | 81% |
| 87 | Amusa | 96% |
| 87 | Benjamin | 100% |
| 87 | Garba | 98% |
| 87 | Hassan | 99% |
| 87 | Patrick | 100% |
| 87 | Ruth | 100% |
| 94 | Abigail | 100% |
| 94 | Agwu | 88% |
| 94 | Aina | 98% |
| 94 | Akpan | 89% |
| 94 | Ali | 100% |
| 94 | Amina | 100% |
| 94 | Emily | 100% |