Most Popular Names in Nigeria in 2000
| Rank | Name | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmanuel | 100% |
| 2 | Aisha | 100% |
| 3 | Idi | 99% |
| 4 | Table | 100% |
| 5 | Musa | 100% |
| 6 | Sani | 100% |
| 7 | Inter | 25% |
| 8 | Ibrahim | 100% |
| 9 | Hauwa | 100% |
| 10 | Mud | 100% |
| 11 | Joshua | 100% |
| 12 | Abubakar | 100% |
| 13 | Ade | 77% |
| 14 | Abdullahi | 100% |
| 14 | Mohammed | 100% |
| 14 | Usman | 100% |
| 17 | Hazima | 100% |
| 18 | Umar | 100% |
| 19 | Sinusi | 100% |
| 20 | Moh | 90% |
| 21 | Adamu | 100% |
| 21 | Nana | 84% |
| 23 | Damilola | 73% |
| 24 | Muhammad | 100% |
| 25 | Aminu | 100% |
| 26 | Ali | 100% |
| 26 | Muhammed | 100% |
| 28 | Aliyu | 100% |
| 29 | Samuel | 100% |
| 30 | Yusuf | 100% |
| 31 | Fatima | 100% |
| 32 | Daniel | 100% |
| 33 | Ya | 80% |
| 33 | Zainab | 100% |
| 35 | Hassan | 99% |
| 36 | Isaac | 100% |
| 37 | Ademola | 100% |
| 37 | Jamila | 100% |
| 37 | Oluwa | 52% |
| 40 | Blessing | 100% |
| 41 | Sadiq | 100% |
| 42 | Amina | 100% |
| 42 | Garba | 98% |
| 42 | Mustapha | 100% |
| 42 | Tolu | 52% |
| 46 | Sunday | 100% |
| 47 | Victor | 100% |
| 48 | Kehinde | 59% |
| 49 | John | 100% |
| 49 | Yusluv | - |
| 51 | Faruq | 100% |
| 51 | Idris | 100% |
| 51 | Ladidi | 100% |
| 51 | Maryam | 100% |
| 51 | Seun | 65% |
| 51 | Tunde | 100% |
| 57 | Danjuma | 100% |
| 58 | Kabiru | 100% |
| 59 | Ndagi | 100% |
| 59 | Tobi | 76% |
| 61 | Isah | 100% |
| 62 | Abba | 100% |
| 62 | Bello | 99% |
| 62 | Okon | 89% |
| 62 | Taiwo | 54% |
| 66 | Augstine | 97% |
| 66 | Onos | 78% |
| 66 | Segun | 100% |
| 69 | Idayat | 100% |
| 70 | Akindeji | 95% |
| 70 | Ayomide | 50% |
| 70 | Azeez | 100% |
| 70 | Folorunso | 87% |
| 70 | Jamiu | 100% |
| 70 | Mary | 100% |
| 70 | Samson | 100% |
| 70 | Tosin | 65% |
| 70 | Zubairu | 100% |
| 79 | Baba | 100% |
| 79 | Femi | 100% |
| 79 | Opeyemi | 66% |
| 82 | David | 100% |
| 82 | Faith | 100% |
| 82 | Joseph | 100% |
| 82 | Mus | 100% |
| 82 | Rabi | 97% |
| 82 | Sodiq | 100% |
| 82 | Toheeb | 100% |
| 89 | Esther | 100% |
| 89 | Lawal | 100% |
| 89 | Sale | 100% |
| 89 | Yahaya | 100% |
| 93 | Auwalu | 100% |
| 93 | Bala | 100% |
| 93 | Hadiza | 100% |
| 93 | Isa | 100% |
| 93 | Micheal | 100% |
| 93 | Rabiu | 100% |
| 93 | Suleiman | 100% |
| 100 | Ahmed | 100% |