Most Popular Names in Nigeria in 1985

RankNameGender
1Ibrahim
100%
2Blessing
100%
3Emmanuel
100%
4Abubakar
100%
5Joy
100%
6Aisha
100%
7Musa
100%
8Fatima
100%
9Sunday
100%
10Esther
100%
11Mary
100%
12Amina
100%
13Abdullahi
100%
14Sani
100%
15Taiwo
 
54%
16Mohammed
100%
17Grace
100%
18Hadiza
100%
19Zainab
100%
20Hauwa
100%
21Mercy
100%
22Maryam
100%
23Victoria
100%
24Abiodun
72%
 
25Patience
100%
26Elizabeth
100%
27Mariam
100%
28Glory
100%
29Rabi
 
97%
30Rukayat
100%
31Ngozi
100%
32Bukola
 
98%
33Usman
100%
34Comfort
100%
35Chinyere
100%
36Bose
100%
37Aishatu
100%
38Opeyemi
 
66%
39Aminat
100%
40Hauwau
100%
41Halima
100%
42Chioma
100%
43Christiana
100%
44Funmilayo
100%
45Peace
100%
46Jamila
100%
47Faith
100%
48Rose
100%
49Kafayat
100%
50Janet
100%
51Helen
100%
52Tope
 
60%
53Adama
 
96%
54Gloria
100%
55Ijeoma
100%
56Ifeoma
100%
57Deborah
100%
58Happiness
100%
59Hajara
100%
60Adamu
100%
61Umar
100%
62Muhammed
100%
63Aliyu
100%
64Yusuf
100%
65Samuel
100%
66Aminu
100%
67John
100%
68Hassan
99%
 
69Muhammad
100%
70Bello
99%
 
71Kabiru
100%
72Ali
100%
73Haruna
100%
74Joseph
100%
75Kehinde
 
59%
76Garba
98%
 
77David
100%
78Peter
100%
79Idris
100%
80Friday
100%
81Salisu
100%
82Daniel
100%
83Isah
100%
84Yahaya
100%
85Timothy
100%
86Shehu
99%
 
87Mustapha
100%
88Ahmed
100%
89Monday
100%
90Victor
100%
91Bala
100%
92Moses
100%
93Umaru
99%
 
94Yakubu
100%
95Nasiru
100%
96Temitope
 
76%
97Isa
100%
98Paul
100%
99James
100%
100Rabiu
100%