Most Popular Names in Nigeria in 1976
| Rank | Name | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adeola | 85% |
| 2 | Mary | 100% |
| 3 | Blessing | 100% |
| 4 | Esther | 100% |
| 5 | Kehinde | 59% |
| 6 | Grace | 100% |
| 7 | Taiwo | 54% |
| 8 | Victoria | 100% |
| 9 | Ngozi | 100% |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 100% |
| 11 | Joy | 100% |
| 12 | Toyin | 95% |
| 13 | Ibrahim | 100% |
| 14 | Sunday | 100% |
| 15 | Emmanuel | 100% |
| 16 | Mohammed | 100% |
| 17 | Abubakar | 100% |
| 18 | Musa | 100% |
| 19 | Abdullahi | 100% |
| 20 | Usman | 100% |
| 21 | John | 100% |
| 22 | Adamu | 100% |
| 23 | Samuel | 100% |
| 24 | Muhammed | 100% |
| 25 | Sani | 100% |
| 26 | Hassan | 99% |
| 27 | Joseph | 100% |
| 28 | Umar | 100% |
| 29 | Yusuf | 100% |
| 30 | Aliyu | 100% |
| 31 | Peter | 100% |
| 32 | Haruna | 100% |
| 33 | Anthony | 100% |
| 34 | Muhammad | 100% |
| 35 | Abiodun | 72% |
| 36 | Fatima | 100% |
| 37 | Kabiru | 100% |
| 38 | Ali | 100% |
| 39 | Friday | 100% |
| 40 | David | 100% |
| 41 | Tolulope | 71% |
| 42 | Aisha | 100% |
| 43 | Daniel | 100% |
| 44 | Idris | 100% |
| 45 | Bello | 99% |
| 46 | James | 100% |
| 46 | Victor | 100% |
| 48 | Mercy | 100% |
| 49 | Chinyere | 100% |
| 50 | Monday | 100% |
| 51 | Akeem | 100% |
| 51 | Funmilayo | 100% |
| 51 | Saheed | 100% |
| 54 | Idowu | 50% |
| 55 | Aminu | 100% |
| 56 | Michael | 100% |
| 57 | Emeka | 100% |
| 58 | Godwin | 100% |
| 58 | Paul | 100% |
| 60 | Kazeem | 100% |
| 61 | Oluwatoyin | 96% |
| 62 | Moses | 100% |
| 63 | Comfort | 100% |
| 64 | Segun | 100% |
| 65 | Wasiu | 100% |
| 66 | Salisu | 100% |
| 67 | Yahaya | 100% |
| 68 | Ahmed | 100% |
| 69 | Isah | 100% |
| 70 | Yakubu | 100% |
| 71 | Patience | 100% |
| 72 | Garba | 98% |
| 73 | Lawal | 100% |
| 74 | Christiana | 100% |
| 75 | Bose | 100% |
| 76 | Bukola | 98% |
| 77 | Florence | 100% |
| 78 | Amina | 100% |
| 79 | Samson | 100% |
| 80 | Gbenga | 100% |
| 81 | Ikechukwu | 100% |
| 82 | Solomon | 100% |
| 83 | Iyabo | 100% |
| 84 | Felicia | 100% |
| 85 | Babatunde | 100% |
| 86 | Rose | 100% |
| 87 | Ifeanyi | 98% |
| 88 | Temitope | 76% |
| 89 | Dauda | 100% |
| 90 | Helen | 100% |
| 91 | Bala | 100% |
| 92 | Glory | 100% |
| 93 | Shehu | 99% |
| 94 | Stella | 100% |
| 95 | Chinedu | 95% |
| 96 | Micheal | 100% |
| 97 | Janet | 100% |
| 98 | Timothy | 100% |
| 99 | Rabiu | 100% |
| 100 | Kingsley | 100% |