Most Popular Names in Nigeria in 1970

RankNameGender
1Mary
100%
2Aisha
100%
3Grace
100%
4Fatima
100%
5Esther
100%
6Amina
100%
7Elizabeth
100%
8Hadiza
100%
9Victoria
100%
10Comfort
100%
11Taiwo
 
54%
12Kehinde
 
59%
13Hauwa
100%
14Rabi
 
97%
15Hauwau
100%
16Alice
100%
17Felicia
100%
18Ngozi
100%
19Maryam
100%
20Inno
100%
21Blessing
100%
22Aishatu
100%
23Zainab
100%
24Rose
100%
25Halima
100%
26Christiana
100%
27Maria
100%
28Mercy
100%
29Janet
100%
30Florence
100%
31Toyin
 
95%
32Iyabo
100%
33Abiodun
72%
 
34Funmilayo
100%
35Ibrahim
100%
36Abubakar
100%
37Musa
100%
38Sunday
100%
39Abdullahi
100%
40Mohammed
100%
41Adamu
100%
42Aliyu
100%
43Sani
100%
44Usman
100%
45John
100%
46Emmanuel
100%
47Muhammed
100%
48Umar
100%
49Biodun
69%
 
50Samuel
100%
51Muhammad
100%
52Umaru
99%
 
53Joseph
100%
54Hassan
99%
 
55Haruna
100%
56Garba
98%
 
57Bello
99%
 
58Yusuf
100%
59Muhammadu
97%
 
60Ali
100%
61Peter
100%
62Shehu
99%
 
63Isa
100%
64Isah
100%
65Yahaya
100%
66Yakubu
100%
67Idris
100%
68James
100%
69Alhaji
98%
 
70David
100%
71Bala
100%
72Salisu
100%
73Idowu
50%
 
74Friday
100%
75Moses
100%
76Aminu
100%
77Roseline
100%
78Helen
100%
79Deborah
100%
80Mariam
100%
81Godwin
100%
82Monday
100%
83Bose
100%
84Patience
100%
85Saidu
100%
86Daniel
100%
87Cecilia
100%
88Agnes
100%
89Kabiru
100%
90Regina
100%
91Michael
100%
92Theresa
100%
93Patrick
100%
94Hajara
100%
95Eno
 
93%
96Akeem
100%
97Ahmed
100%
98Rabiu
100%
99Veronica
100%
100Dauda
100%