Most Popular Names in Nigeria in 1983
| Rank | Name | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blessing | 100% |
| 2 | Mary | 100% |
| 3 | Esther | 100% |
| 4 | Joy | 100% |
| 5 | Taiwo | 54% |
| 6 | Grace | 100% |
| 7 | Joseph | 100% |
| 8 | Kehinde | 59% |
| 9 | Fatima | 100% |
| 10 | Mercy | 100% |
| 11 | Victoria | 100% |
| 12 | Aisha | 100% |
| 13 | Temitope | 76% |
| 14 | Ngozi | 100% |
| 15 | Patience | 100% |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 100% |
| 17 | Glory | 100% |
| 18 | Bukola | 98% |
| 19 | Chinyere | 100% |
| 20 | Mariam | 100% |
| 21 | Toyin | 95% |
| 22 | Zainab | 100% |
| 23 | Gift | 88% |
| 24 | Funmilayo | 100% |
| 25 | Comfort | 100% |
| 26 | Sunday | 100% |
| 27 | Ibrahim | 100% |
| 28 | Abubakar | 100% |
| 29 | Musa | 100% |
| 30 | Emmanuel | 100% |
| 31 | Mohammed | 100% |
| 32 | Abdullahi | 100% |
| 33 | Samuel | 100% |
| 34 | John | 100% |
| 35 | Sani | 100% |
| 36 | Usman | 100% |
| 37 | Umar | 100% |
| 38 | Adamu | 100% |
| 39 | Yusuf | 100% |
| 40 | Muhammed | 100% |
| 41 | Aliyu | 100% |
| 42 | Hassan | 99% |
| 43 | Ali | 100% |
| 44 | Victor | 100% |
| 45 | Peter | 100% |
| 46 | Muhammad | 100% |
| 47 | Kabiru | 100% |
| 48 | Abiodun | 72% |
| 49 | Friday | 100% |
| 50 | Aminu | 100% |
| 51 | Daniel | 100% |
| 52 | Monday | 100% |
| 53 | Segun | 100% |
| 54 | David | 100% |
| 55 | James | 100% |
| 56 | Saheed | 100% |
| 57 | Ahmed | 100% |
| 58 | Garba | 98% |
| 59 | Godwin | 100% |
| 60 | Idris | 100% |
| 61 | Oluwaseun | 51% |
| 62 | Haruna | 100% |
| 63 | Moses | 100% |
| 64 | Amina | 100% |
| 65 | Bello | 99% |
| 66 | Ifeanyi | 98% |
| 67 | Michael | 100% |
| 68 | Samson | 100% |
| 69 | Solomon | 100% |
| 70 | Emeka | 100% |
| 71 | Salisu | 100% |
| 72 | Paul | 100% |
| 73 | Yahaya | 100% |
| 74 | Christian | 97% |
| 75 | Seun | 65% |
| 76 | Chinedu | 95% |
| 77 | Opeyemi | 66% |
| 78 | Idowu | 50% |
| 78 | Kingsley | 100% |
| 80 | Shehu | 99% |
| 81 | Yakubu | 100% |
| 82 | Chioma | 100% |
| 83 | Christiana | 100% |
| 84 | Ijeoma | 100% |
| 85 | Kazeem | 100% |
| 86 | Wasiu | 100% |
| 87 | Isah | 100% |
| 88 | Rabiu | 100% |
| 89 | Rukayat | 100% |
| 90 | Bose | 100% |
| 91 | Akeem | 100% |
| 92 | Aminat | 100% |
| 93 | Ikechukwu | 100% |
| 94 | Helen | 100% |
| 95 | Ruth | 100% |
| 96 | Mustapha | 100% |
| 97 | Nasiru | 100% |
| 98 | Peace | 100% |
| 99 | Ifeoma | 100% |
| 100 | Anthony | 100% |