Most Popular Names in Nigeria in 1940
| Rank | Name | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comfort | 100% |
| 2 | Grace | 100% |
| 3 | Mary | 100% |
| 4 | Alice | 100% |
| 5 | Ibrahim | 100% |
| 6 | Esther | 100% |
| 7 | Joseph | 100% |
| 8 | Felicia | 100% |
| 9 | Abubakar | 100% |
| 10 | Sunday | 100% |
| 11 | Samuel | 100% |
| 12 | Aisha | 100% |
| 13 | Muhammadu | 97% |
| 14 | Victoria | 100% |
| 15 | Musa | 100% |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 100% |
| 17 | John | 100% |
| 18 | Florence | 100% |
| 19 | Usman | 100% |
| 20 | Abdullahi | 100% |
| 21 | Janet | 100% |
| 22 | Umaru | 99% |
| 23 | Emmanuel | 100% |
| 24 | Fatima | 100% |
| 25 | Garba | 98% |
| 26 | Adamu | 100% |
| 27 | James | 100% |
| 28 | Maria | 100% |
| 29 | Hadiza | 100% |
| 30 | Hauwa | 100% |
| 31 | Mohammed | 100% |
| 32 | Amina | 100% |
| 33 | Hauwau | 100% |
| 34 | Inno | 100% |
| 35 | Alhaji | 98% |
| 36 | Aishatu | 100% |
| 37 | Eunice | 100% |
| 38 | Aliyu | 100% |
| 39 | Deborah | 100% |
| 40 | David | 100% |
| 41 | Dorcas | 100% |
| 42 | Rose | 100% |
| 43 | Jimoh | 100% |
| 44 | Rabi | 97% |
| 45 | Gabriel | 100% |
| 46 | Peter | 100% |
| 47 | Beatrice | 100% |
| 48 | Juliana | 100% |
| 49 | Sani | 100% |
| 50 | Cecilia | 100% |
| 51 | Muhammed | 100% |
| 52 | Moses | 100% |
| 53 | Racheal | 100% |
| 54 | Christiana | 100% |
| 55 | Agnes | 100% |
| 56 | Mercy | 100% |
| 57 | Muhammad | 100% |
| 58 | Sule | 99% |
| 59 | Halima | 100% |
| 60 | Hassan | 99% |
| 60 | Yusuf | 100% |
| 62 | Okon | 89% |
| 63 | Michael | 100% |
| 64 | Micheal | 100% |
| 65 | Audu | 97% |
| 66 | Sarah | 100% |
| 67 | Shehu | 99% |
| 68 | Isah | 100% |
| 69 | Ali | 100% |
| 70 | Bello | 99% |
| 71 | Mamman | 85% |
| 72 | Jacob | 100% |
| 73 | Umar | 100% |
| 74 | Haruna | 100% |
| 75 | Lydia | 100% |
| 76 | Taiwo | 54% |
| 77 | Amos | 100% |
| 78 | Ganiyu | 100% |
| 79 | Maryam | 100% |
| 80 | Mohammadu | 97% |
| 81 | Rebecca | 100% |
| 82 | Theresa | 100% |
| 83 | Amadu | 98% |
| 84 | Sariyu | 100% |
| 85 | Roseline | 100% |
| 86 | Johnson | 100% |
| 87 | Effiong | 88% |
| 87 | Zainab | 100% |
| 89 | Abigail | 100% |
| 89 | Ezekiel | 100% |
| 91 | Daniel | 100% |
| 92 | Hannah | 100% |
| 92 | Rachael | 100% |
| 94 | Akpan | 89% |
| 94 | Mariam | 100% |
| 96 | Dan | 94% |
| 97 | Yakubu | 100% |
| 98 | Affiong | 100% |
| 99 | Isaac | 100% |
| 99 | Regina | 100% |