Most Popular Names in Nigeria in 1981
| Rank | Name | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Musa | 100% |
| 2 | Blessing | 100% |
| 3 | Esther | 100% |
| 4 | Mary | 100% |
| 5 | Taiwo | 54% |
| 6 | Kehinde | 59% |
| 7 | Joy | 100% |
| 8 | Aisha | 100% |
| 9 | Fatima | 100% |
| 10 | Victoria | 100% |
| 11 | Mercy | 100% |
| 12 | Ibrahim | 100% |
| 13 | Abubakar | 100% |
| 14 | Sunday | 100% |
| 15 | Sani | 100% |
| 16 | Abdullahi | 100% |
| 17 | Emmanuel | 100% |
| 18 | Mohammed | 100% |
| 19 | Usman | 100% |
| 20 | Adamu | 100% |
| 21 | Samuel | 100% |
| 22 | Umar | 100% |
| 23 | John | 100% |
| 24 | Ali | 100% |
| 25 | Yusuf | 100% |
| 26 | Muhammed | 100% |
| 27 | Aliyu | 100% |
| 28 | Muhammad | 100% |
| 29 | Joseph | 100% |
| 30 | Peter | 100% |
| 31 | Grace | 100% |
| 32 | Kabiru | 100% |
| 33 | Hassan | 99% |
| 34 | Aminu | 100% |
| 35 | Bello | 99% |
| 36 | Garba | 98% |
| 37 | Haruna | 100% |
| 38 | Abiodun | 72% |
| 39 | David | 100% |
| 40 | Friday | 100% |
| 41 | Idris | 100% |
| 42 | Salisu | 100% |
| 43 | Idowu | 50% |
| 44 | Victor | 100% |
| 45 | Ngozi | 100% |
| 46 | Umaru | 99% |
| 47 | Yakubu | 100% |
| 48 | Isah | 100% |
| 49 | Saheed | 100% |
| 50 | Lawal | 100% |
| 51 | Daniel | 100% |
| 52 | Monday | 100% |
| 53 | Temitope | 76% |
| 54 | Elizabeth | 100% |
| 55 | Bukola | 98% |
| 56 | James | 100% |
| 57 | Emeka | 100% |
| 58 | Toyin | 95% |
| 59 | Ahmed | 100% |
| 60 | Tolulope | 71% |
| 61 | Godwin | 100% |
| 62 | Bose | 100% |
| 63 | Chinyere | 100% |
| 64 | Shehu | 99% |
| 65 | Yahaya | 100% |
| 66 | Amina | 100% |
| 67 | Moses | 100% |
| 68 | Funmilayo | 100% |
| 69 | Nasiru | 100% |
| 70 | Murtala | 100% |
| 71 | Patience | 100% |
| 72 | Ifeanyi | 98% |
| 73 | Chinedu | 95% |
| 74 | Jamilu | 100% |
| 75 | Michael | 100% |
| 76 | Oluwaseun | 51% |
| 77 | Kazeem | 100% |
| 78 | Comfort | 100% |
| 79 | Christopher | 100% |
| 80 | Segun | 100% |
| 81 | Paul | 100% |
| 82 | Baba | 100% |
| 83 | Solomon | 100% |
| 84 | Rabiu | 100% |
| 85 | Glory | 100% |
| 86 | Mustapha | 100% |
| 87 | Nura | 100% |
| 88 | Sabo | 100% |
| 89 | Mariam | 100% |
| 90 | Zainab | 100% |
| 91 | Kingsley | 100% |
| 92 | Akeem | 100% |
| 93 | Bala | 100% |
| 94 | Wasiu | 100% |
| 95 | Christiana | 100% |
| 96 | Babatunde | 100% |
| 97 | Samson | 100% |
| 98 | Ikechukwu | 100% |
| 99 | Aminat | 100% |
| 100 | Anthony | 100% |