Most Popular Names in Nigeria in 1972

RankNameGender
1Mary
100%
2Esther
100%
3Taiwo
 
54%
4Victoria
100%
5Blessing
100%
6Elizabeth
100%
7Ngozi
100%
8Sunday
100%
9Emmanuel
100%
10Ibrahim
100%
11John
100%
12Grace
100%
13Joseph
100%
13Samuel
100%
15Godwin
100%
16Abubakar
100%
17Mohammed
100%
18Musa
100%
19Kehinde
 
59%
20Peter
100%
21Abdullahi
100%
22Umar
100%
23Comfort
100%
24Mercy
100%
25Toyin
 
95%
26Usman
100%
27Adolphus
100%
28Adamu
100%
29Funmilayo
100%
30Abiodun
72%
 
31Muhammed
100%
32Fatima
100%
33Felicia
100%
34James
100%
35Idowu
50%
 
36Florence
100%
37Friday
100%
38Christiana
100%
39Joy
100%
39Moses
100%
41David
100%
42Iyabo
100%
43Akeem
100%
44Paul
100%
45Yusuf
100%
46Sani
100%
47Daniel
100%
48Rose
100%
49Patience
100%
50Janet
100%
51Victor
100%
52Michael
100%
53Anthony
100%
54Wasiu
100%
55Bose
100%
56Helen
100%
57Chinyere
100%
58Emeka
100%
59Monday
100%
60Maria
100%
61Aliyu
100%
62Alice
100%
63Aisha
100%
64Deborah
100%
65Kazeem
100%
66Stella
100%
67Kayode
100%
68Hassan
99%
 
69Roseline
100%
70Bello
99%
 
71Muhammad
100%
72Segun
100%
73Micheal
100%
74Garba
98%
 
75Solomon
100%
76Isah
100%
77Ikechukwu
100%
78Amina
100%
78Charity
100%
80Glory
100%
81Fatai
100%
82Bola
 
95%
83Oluwatoyin
 
96%
84Ruth
100%
85Babatunde
100%
86Mariam
100%
87Adewale
100%
88Francis
100%
88Idris
100%
90Tajudeen
100%
91Kabiru
100%
92Abosede
100%
93Ali
100%
94Yakubu
100%
95Haruna
100%
96Gbenga
100%
96Samson
100%
98Funke
100%
99Christopher
100%
100Titilayo
100%