Most Popular Names in Nigeria in 1980
| Rank | Name | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Musa | 100% |
| 2 | Ibrahim | 100% |
| 3 | Abubakar | 100% |
| 4 | Sani | 100% |
| 5 | Umar | 100% |
| 6 | Aisha | 100% |
| 7 | Mohammed | 100% |
| 8 | Muhammed | 100% |
| 9 | Fatima | 100% |
| 10 | Yusuf | 100% |
| 11 | Garba | 98% |
| 12 | Abdullahi | 100% |
| 13 | Amina | 100% |
| 14 | Mary | 100% |
| 15 | Blessing | 100% |
| 16 | Adamu | 100% |
| 17 | Usman | 100% |
| 18 | Esther | 100% |
| 19 | Ali | 100% |
| 20 | Aliyu | 100% |
| 21 | Grace | 100% |
| 22 | Hadiza | 100% |
| 23 | Sunday | 100% |
| 24 | Taiwo | 54% |
| 25 | Kehinde | 59% |
| 26 | Zainab | 100% |
| 27 | Hauwa | 100% |
| 28 | Maryam | 100% |
| 29 | Joy | 100% |
| 30 | Yakubu | 100% |
| 31 | Rabi | 97% |
| 32 | Victoria | 100% |
| 33 | Abiodun | 72% |
| 34 | Ngozi | 100% |
| 35 | Elizabeth | 100% |
| 36 | Mercy | 100% |
| 37 | Toyin | 95% |
| 38 | Hauwau | 100% |
| 39 | Nana | 84% |
| 40 | Halima | 100% |
| 41 | Comfort | 100% |
| 42 | Mariam | 100% |
| 43 | Bose | 100% |
| 44 | Aishatu | 100% |
| 45 | Funmilayo | 100% |
| 46 | Chinyere | 100% |
| 47 | Bello | 99% |
| 48 | Rose | 100% |
| 49 | Glory | 100% |
| 50 | Patience | 100% |
| 51 | Inno | 100% |
| 52 | Christiana | 100% |
| 53 | Bukola | 98% |
| 54 | Aminat | 100% |
| 55 | Iyabo | 100% |
| 56 | Felicia | 100% |
| 57 | Janet | 100% |
| 58 | Hajara | 100% |
| 59 | Funke | 100% |
| 60 | Ruth | 100% |
| 61 | Maria | 100% |
| 62 | Alice | 100% |
| 63 | Muhammad | 100% |
| 64 | Kemi | 100% |
| 65 | Salamatu | 100% |
| 66 | Tope | 60% |
| 67 | Deborah | 100% |
| 68 | Itoro | 67% |
| 69 | Chioma | 100% |
| 70 | Rukayat | 100% |
| 71 | Oluwatoyin | 96% |
| 72 | Happiness | 100% |
| 73 | Olayemi | 69% |
| 74 | Charity | 100% |
| 75 | Gift | 88% |
| 76 | Ifeoma | 100% |
| 77 | Florence | 100% |
| 78 | Emmanuel | 100% |
| 79 | Baba | 100% |
| 80 | John | 100% |
| 81 | Isa | 100% |
| 82 | Hassan | 99% |
| 83 | Aminu | 100% |
| 84 | Haruna | 100% |
| 85 | Salisu | 100% |
| 86 | Kabiru | 100% |
| 87 | Samuel | 100% |
| 88 | Isah | 100% |
| 89 | Joseph | 100% |
| 90 | Rabiu | 100% |
| 91 | Peter | 100% |
| 92 | Shehu | 99% |
| 93 | Yahaya | 100% |
| 94 | Modu | 100% |
| 95 | Idris | 100% |
| 96 | Mustapha | 100% |
| 97 | Nura | 100% |
| 98 | Friday | 100% |
| 99 | Bala | 100% |
| 100 | Umaru | 99% |