Most Popular Names in Nigeria in 1997
| Rank | Name | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aminu | 100% |
| 2 | Sani | 100% |
| 3 | Musa | 100% |
| 4 | Ibrahim | 100% |
| 5 | Abdullahi | 100% |
| 6 | Halima | 100% |
| 7 | Mohammed | 100% |
| 8 | Ayyuba | 58% |
| 9 | Abubakar | 100% |
| 10 | Muhammed | 100% |
| 11 | Masaudu | 100% |
| 12 | Sunday | 100% |
| 13 | Usman | 100% |
| 14 | Ali | 100% |
| 15 | Adamu | 100% |
| 16 | Emmanuel | 100% |
| 17 | Umar | 100% |
| 18 | Blessing | 100% |
| 19 | Aliyu | 100% |
| 20 | Yusuf | 100% |
| 21 | Kehinde | 59% |
| 22 | Taiwo | 54% |
| 23 | Isa | 100% |
| 24 | John | 100% |
| 25 | Victor | 100% |
| 26 | Samuel | 100% |
| 27 | Seun | 65% |
| 28 | Aisha | 100% |
| 29 | Muhammad | 100% |
| 30 | Sodiq | 100% |
| 31 | Saminu | 97% |
| 32 | Abba | 100% |
| 33 | Opeyemi | 66% |
| 34 | Hassan | 99% |
| 35 | Idris | 100% |
| 36 | Idi | 99% |
| 37 | Isah | 100% |
| 38 | Kabiru | 100% |
| 39 | Damilola | 73% |
| 40 | Zainab | 100% |
| 41 | Sadiq | 100% |
| 42 | Haruna | 100% |
| 43 | Segun | 100% |
| 44 | Esther | 100% |
| 45 | Fatima | 100% |
| 46 | Mustapha | 100% |
| 47 | Audu | 97% |
| 48 | Habu | 89% |
| 49 | Tosin | 65% |
| 49 | Wasiu | 100% |
| 51 | Peter | 100% |
| 51 | Rukayat | 100% |
| 53 | Ahmed | 100% |
| 54 | Mary | 100% |
| 55 | Nasiru | 100% |
| 55 | Ridwan | 100% |
| 57 | Busayo | 80% |
| 58 | Mariam | 100% |
| 59 | Shamsu | 100% |
| 60 | Maimuna | 100% |
| 61 | Abiodun | 72% |
| 62 | Saheed | 100% |
| 63 | Jamiu | 100% |
| 64 | Afeez | 100% |
| 64 | Tobi | 76% |
| 66 | Cike | 100% |
| 66 | Femi | 100% |
| 66 | Tijjani | 100% |
| 69 | David | 100% |
| 69 | Tunde | 100% |
| 71 | Daniel | 100% |
| 72 | Maryam | 100% |
| 73 | Aminat | 100% |
| 74 | Salisu | 100% |
| 75 | Joy | 100% |
| 75 | Sadiyya | 100% |
| 77 | Mutapha | 100% |
| 78 | Hammed | 100% |
| 79 | Nafisat | 100% |
| 80 | Ismail | 100% |
| 81 | Amina | 100% |
| 81 | Temitope | 76% |
| 83 | Yahaya | 100% |
| 83 | Zaidu | 100% |
| 85 | Azeez | 100% |
| 86 | Modu | 100% |
| 87 | Joseph | 100% |
| 88 | Deborah | 100% |
| 89 | Toheeb | 100% |
| 90 | Idowu | 50% |
| 91 | Micheal | 100% |
| 91 | Mohemmed | 100% |
| 93 | Tope | 60% |
| 94 | Garba | 98% |
| 95 | Precious | 84% |
| 96 | Akeem | 100% |
| 96 | Malam | 97% |
| 96 | Omolola | 100% |
| 99 | Michael | 100% |
| 100 | Ayomide | 50% |