Most Popular Names in Nigeria in 1998
| Rank | Name | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Musa | 100% |
| 2 | Ibrahim | 100% |
| 3 | Mohammed | 100% |
| 4 | Sani | 100% |
| 5 | Isa | 100% |
| 6 | Umar | 100% |
| 7 | Muhammed | 100% |
| 8 | Usman | 100% |
| 9 | Ali | 100% |
| 10 | Abubakar | 100% |
| 11 | Aminu | 100% |
| 12 | Aliyu | 100% |
| 13 | Abba | 100% |
| 14 | Gambo | 84% |
| 15 | Kila | 100% |
| 16 | John | 100% |
| 17 | Yusuf | 100% |
| 18 | Adamu | 100% |
| 19 | Abdullahi | 100% |
| 20 | Nuhu | 100% |
| 21 | Sunday | 100% |
| 22 | Hassan | 99% |
| 23 | Samuel | 100% |
| 24 | Sahib | 100% |
| 25 | Gg | 70% |
| 26 | Saminu | 97% |
| 27 | Kaka | 70% |
| 28 | Abdul | 100% |
| 28 | Baba | 100% |
| 30 | Auwal | 100% |
| 31 | Kabiru | 100% |
| 32 | Isah | 100% |
| 33 | Ahmed | 100% |
| 34 | Fatima | 100% |
| 35 | Kim | 100% |
| 36 | Muhammad | 100% |
| 37 | Emmanuel | 100% |
| 38 | Nura | 100% |
| 39 | Garba | 98% |
| 40 | Babagana | 100% |
| 41 | Blessing | 100% |
| 42 | Maryam | 100% |
| 43 | Yahaya | 100% |
| 44 | Haruna | 100% |
| 45 | Kehinde | 59% |
| 46 | Bello | 99% |
| 47 | Aisha | 100% |
| 48 | Grace | 100% |
| 49 | Ola | 76% |
| 50 | Taiwo | 54% |
| 51 | Saidu | 100% |
| 52 | Salisu | 100% |
| 53 | Harun | 100% |
| 54 | Bashir | 100% |
| 55 | Emeka | 100% |
| 56 | Bala | 100% |
| 57 | Nafisa | 100% |
| 57 | Opeyemi | 66% |
| 59 | Ki | 100% |
| 60 | Basiru | 100% |
| 61 | Lawal | 100% |
| 62 | Habu | 89% |
| 62 | Idris | 100% |
| 64 | Sodiq | 100% |
| 65 | Daniel | 100% |
| 66 | Zainab | 100% |
| 67 | Mustapha | 100% |
| 67 | Yakubu | 100% |
| 69 | Seun | 65% |
| 70 | Lawan | 100% |
| 71 | Sale | 100% |
| 72 | Mary | 100% |
| 72 | Rabiu | 100% |
| 74 | Salihu | 100% |
| 75 | Amina | 100% |
| 76 | Aishat | 100% |
| 77 | Ayomikun | 74% |
| 78 | Jibrin | 100% |
| 79 | Mubarak | 100% |
| 79 | Wada | 100% |
| 81 | Hamza | 100% |
| 82 | Ayuba | 100% |
| 83 | Peter | 100% |
| 84 | Nasiru | 100% |
| 85 | Damilola | 73% |
| 86 | Dauda | 100% |
| 87 | Esther | 100% |
| 88 | Segun | 100% |
| 88 | Victor | 100% |
| 90 | Abbas | 100% |
| 91 | Sulaiman | 100% |
| 91 | Tosin | 65% |
| 93 | Rukayat | 100% |
| 94 | Jackson | 96% |
| 95 | Audu | 97% |
| 96 | Moses | 100% |
| 96 | Ww | - |
| 98 | Muba | 100% |
| 99 | Ismail | 100% |
| 100 | Abdulmalik | 100% |