Most Popular Names in Nigeria in 1971
| Rank | Name | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olufemi | 100% |
| 2 | Sunday | 100% |
| 3 | Ibrahim | 100% |
| 4 | Emmanuel | 100% |
| 5 | Abubakar | 100% |
| 6 | John | 100% |
| 7 | Mary | 100% |
| 8 | Grace | 100% |
| 9 | Abdullahi | 100% |
| 10 | Musa | 100% |
| 11 | Esther | 100% |
| 12 | Samuel | 100% |
| 13 | Taiwo | 54% |
| 14 | Kehinde | 59% |
| 15 | Mohammed | 100% |
| 16 | Joseph | 100% |
| 17 | Victoria | 100% |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 100% |
| 19 | Adamu | 100% |
| 20 | Usman | 100% |
| 21 | Ngozi | 100% |
| 22 | Blessing | 100% |
| 23 | Peter | 100% |
| 24 | Aliyu | 100% |
| 25 | Muhammed | 100% |
| 26 | Sani | 100% |
| 27 | Comfort | 100% |
| 28 | Abiodun | 72% |
| 28 | Muhammad | 100% |
| 30 | Umar | 100% |
| 31 | Bello | 99% |
| 32 | Toyin | 95% |
| 33 | Aisha | 100% |
| 34 | Fatima | 100% |
| 35 | Yusuf | 100% |
| 36 | Felicia | 100% |
| 37 | Funmilayo | 100% |
| 38 | Florence | 100% |
| 39 | James | 100% |
| 40 | David | 100% |
| 41 | Christiana | 100% |
| 42 | Mercy | 100% |
| 43 | Paul | 100% |
| 44 | Friday | 100% |
| 45 | Idowu | 50% |
| 46 | Garba | 98% |
| 47 | Bala | 100% |
| 48 | Victor | 100% |
| 49 | Anthony | 100% |
| 50 | Daniel | 100% |
| 51 | Iyabo | 100% |
| 52 | Michael | 100% |
| 53 | Akeem | 100% |
| 54 | Hassan | 99% |
| 55 | Rose | 100% |
| 56 | Moses | 100% |
| 57 | Haruna | 100% |
| 57 | Joy | 100% |
| 59 | Janet | 100% |
| 60 | Emeka | 100% |
| 61 | Godwin | 100% |
| 62 | Salisu | 100% |
| 63 | Patience | 100% |
| 64 | Helen | 100% |
| 64 | Wasiu | 100% |
| 66 | Kayode | 100% |
| 66 | Monday | 100% |
| 68 | Yakubu | 100% |
| 69 | Ayodele | 80% |
| 70 | Chinyere | 100% |
| 71 | Idris | 100% |
| 72 | Roseline | 100% |
| 73 | Abosede | 100% |
| 74 | Stella | 100% |
| 75 | Francis | 100% |
| 76 | Alice | 100% |
| 76 | Maria | 100% |
| 76 | Rabiu | 100% |
| 79 | Babatunde | 100% |
| 80 | Amina | 100% |
| 80 | Aminu | 100% |
| 82 | Ali | 100% |
| 83 | Oluwatoyin | 96% |
| 84 | Micheal | 100% |
| 85 | Yahaya | 100% |
| 86 | Bose | 100% |
| 87 | Kabiru | 100% |
| 88 | Kazeem | 100% |
| 89 | Deborah | 100% |
| 90 | Segun | 100% |
| 91 | Ikechukwu | 100% |
| 92 | Christopher | 100% |
| 92 | Stephen | 100% |
| 94 | Tajudeen | 100% |
| 95 | Isah | 100% |
| 96 | Fatai | 100% |
| 97 | Ruth | 100% |
| 98 | Shehu | 99% |
| 99 | Ijeoma | 100% |
| 100 | Gbenga | 100% |