Most Popular Names in Nigeria in 1996
| Rank | Name | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blessing | 100% |
| 2 | Fatima | 100% |
| 3 | Zainab | 100% |
| 4 | Esther | 100% |
| 5 | Ibrahim | 100% |
| 6 | Abubakar | 100% |
| 7 | Aisha | 100% |
| 8 | Emmanuel | 100% |
| 9 | Sunday | 100% |
| 10 | Musa | 100% |
| 11 | Abdullahi | 100% |
| 12 | Samuel | 100% |
| 13 | Maryam | 100% |
| 14 | Usman | 100% |
| 15 | Mary | 100% |
| 16 | Sani | 100% |
| 17 | Kehinde | 59% |
| 18 | Taiwo | 54% |
| 19 | Umar | 100% |
| 20 | Mohammed | 100% |
| 21 | Yusuf | 100% |
| 22 | Aminu | 100% |
| 23 | Adamu | 100% |
| 24 | John | 100% |
| 25 | Aliyu | 100% |
| 26 | Muhammad | 100% |
| 27 | Amina | 100% |
| 28 | Muhammed | 100% |
| 29 | Joy | 100% |
| 30 | Damilola | 73% |
| 31 | Opeyemi | 66% |
| 32 | Victor | 100% |
| 33 | Daniel | 100% |
| 34 | Mariam | 100% |
| 35 | David | 100% |
| 36 | Joseph | 100% |
| 37 | Hadiza | 100% |
| 38 | Faith | 100% |
| 39 | Grace | 100% |
| 40 | Bello | 99% |
| 41 | Hassan | 99% |
| 41 | Victoria | 100% |
| 43 | Mercy | 100% |
| 44 | Kabiru | 100% |
| 45 | Peter | 100% |
| 46 | Precious | 84% |
| 47 | Deborah | 100% |
| 48 | Sodiq | 100% |
| 49 | Temitope | 76% |
| 50 | Yahaya | 100% |
| 51 | Hauwau | 100% |
| 52 | Rukayat | 100% |
| 53 | Hauwa | 100% |
| 54 | Oluwaseun | 51% |
| 55 | Micheal | 100% |
| 56 | Isa | 100% |
| 57 | Moses | 100% |
| 58 | Tosin | 65% |
| 59 | Aminat | 100% |
| 60 | Gift | 88% |
| 61 | Michael | 100% |
| 62 | Ruth | 100% |
| 63 | Elizabeth | 100% |
| 64 | Patience | 100% |
| 65 | Segun | 100% |
| 66 | Azeez | 100% |
| 66 | Idris | 100% |
| 68 | Mustapha | 100% |
| 69 | Solomon | 100% |
| 70 | Abiodun | 72% |
| 71 | Friday | 100% |
| 72 | Joshua | 100% |
| 73 | Aishatu | 100% |
| 74 | Samson | 100% |
| 75 | Monday | 100% |
| 76 | Glory | 100% |
| 77 | Favour | 96% |
| 78 | Ahmed | 100% |
| 79 | Godwin | 100% |
| 80 | Haruna | 100% |
| 81 | Salisu | 100% |
| 82 | Saidu | 100% |
| 83 | Peace | 100% |
| 84 | Nasiru | 100% |
| 85 | Idowu | 50% |
| 86 | Ridwan | 100% |
| 87 | James | 100% |
| 88 | Garba | 98% |
| 89 | Mubarak | 100% |
| 90 | Toheeb | 100% |
| 91 | Seun | 65% |
| 92 | Sadiya | 100% |
| 93 | Paul | 100% |
| 94 | Aishat | 100% |
| 95 | Nura | 100% |
| 96 | Ali | 100% |
| 96 | Happiness | 100% |
| 98 | Jamiu | 100% |
| 99 | Isah | 100% |
| 100 | Chioma | 100% |