Most Popular Names in Nigeria in 1970
| Rank | Name | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 100% |
| 2 | Aisha | 100% |
| 3 | Grace | 100% |
| 4 | Fatima | 100% |
| 5 | Esther | 100% |
| 6 | Amina | 100% |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 100% |
| 8 | Hadiza | 100% |
| 9 | Victoria | 100% |
| 10 | Comfort | 100% |
| 11 | Taiwo | 54% |
| 12 | Kehinde | 59% |
| 13 | Hauwa | 100% |
| 14 | Rabi | 97% |
| 15 | Hauwau | 100% |
| 16 | Alice | 100% |
| 17 | Felicia | 100% |
| 18 | Ngozi | 100% |
| 19 | Maryam | 100% |
| 20 | Inno | 100% |
| 21 | Blessing | 100% |
| 22 | Aishatu | 100% |
| 23 | Zainab | 100% |
| 24 | Rose | 100% |
| 25 | Halima | 100% |
| 26 | Christiana | 100% |
| 27 | Maria | 100% |
| 28 | Mercy | 100% |
| 29 | Janet | 100% |
| 30 | Florence | 100% |
| 31 | Toyin | 95% |
| 32 | Iyabo | 100% |
| 33 | Abiodun | 72% |
| 34 | Funmilayo | 100% |
| 35 | Ibrahim | 100% |
| 36 | Abubakar | 100% |
| 37 | Musa | 100% |
| 38 | Sunday | 100% |
| 39 | Abdullahi | 100% |
| 40 | Mohammed | 100% |
| 41 | Adamu | 100% |
| 42 | Aliyu | 100% |
| 43 | Sani | 100% |
| 44 | Usman | 100% |
| 45 | John | 100% |
| 46 | Emmanuel | 100% |
| 47 | Muhammed | 100% |
| 48 | Umar | 100% |
| 49 | Biodun | 69% |
| 50 | Samuel | 100% |
| 51 | Muhammad | 100% |
| 52 | Umaru | 99% |
| 53 | Joseph | 100% |
| 54 | Hassan | 99% |
| 55 | Haruna | 100% |
| 56 | Garba | 98% |
| 57 | Bello | 99% |
| 58 | Yusuf | 100% |
| 59 | Muhammadu | 97% |
| 60 | Ali | 100% |
| 61 | Peter | 100% |
| 62 | Shehu | 99% |
| 63 | Isa | 100% |
| 64 | Isah | 100% |
| 65 | Yahaya | 100% |
| 66 | Yakubu | 100% |
| 67 | Idris | 100% |
| 68 | James | 100% |
| 69 | Alhaji | 98% |
| 70 | David | 100% |
| 71 | Bala | 100% |
| 72 | Salisu | 100% |
| 73 | Idowu | 50% |
| 74 | Friday | 100% |
| 75 | Moses | 100% |
| 76 | Aminu | 100% |
| 77 | Roseline | 100% |
| 78 | Helen | 100% |
| 79 | Deborah | 100% |
| 80 | Mariam | 100% |
| 81 | Godwin | 100% |
| 82 | Monday | 100% |
| 83 | Bose | 100% |
| 84 | Patience | 100% |
| 85 | Saidu | 100% |
| 86 | Daniel | 100% |
| 87 | Cecilia | 100% |
| 88 | Agnes | 100% |
| 89 | Kabiru | 100% |
| 90 | Regina | 100% |
| 91 | Michael | 100% |
| 92 | Theresa | 100% |
| 93 | Patrick | 100% |
| 94 | Hajara | 100% |
| 95 | Eno | 93% |
| 96 | Akeem | 100% |
| 97 | Ahmed | 100% |
| 98 | Rabiu | 100% |
| 99 | Veronica | 100% |
| 100 | Dauda | 100% |