Most Popular Names in Nigeria in 2001
| Rank | Name | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seun | 65% |
| 2 | Ikelomo | 100% |
| 3 | Mariam | 100% |
| 4 | Ibrahim | 100% |
| 5 | Musa | 100% |
| 6 | Zuhaira | 100% |
| 7 | Aliyu | 100% |
| 8 | Phebe | 100% |
| 8 | Wawa | 100% |
| 10 | Abdul | 100% |
| 11 | Opeyemi | 66% |
| 12 | Abubakar | 100% |
| 12 | Muhammadu | 97% |
| 14 | Amina | 100% |
| 14 | Ismail | 100% |
| 16 | Root | 100% |
| 17 | Muhammed | 100% |
| 18 | Emmanuel | 100% |
| 19 | Godswill | 97% |
| 20 | Abdullahi | 100% |
| 21 | Hassan | 99% |
| 22 | Mohammed | 100% |
| 22 | Olajuni | 100% |
| 24 | Muhammad | 100% |
| 25 | Aisha | 100% |
| 25 | Fatima | 100% |
| 25 | Khabeer | 100% |
| 25 | Tayo | 55% |
| 29 | Esther | 100% |
| 29 | Samuel | 100% |
| 29 | Sani | 100% |
| 29 | Umar | 100% |
| 33 | Ayomide | 50% |
| 33 | Favour | 96% |
| 33 | Maryam | 100% |
| 33 | Sunday | 100% |
| 33 | Usman | 100% |
| 38 | Jamiu | 100% |
| 38 | Mustapha | 100% |
| 38 | Zainab | 100% |
| 41 | Adamu | 100% |
| 41 | Aminat | 100% |
| 41 | Aminu | 100% |
| 41 | Bello | 99% |
| 41 | Dare | 100% |
| 41 | John | 100% |
| 41 | Moses | 100% |
| 41 | Peter | 100% |
| 41 | Yusuf | 100% |
| 50 | Abba | 100% |
| 50 | Daniel | 100% |
| 50 | Idris | 100% |
| 50 | James | 100% |
| 50 | Junaidu | 100% |
| 50 | Ojo | 100% |
| 50 | Paul | 100% |
| 50 | Samson | 100% |
| 50 | Victor | 100% |
| 50 | Yahaya | 100% |
| 60 | Ali | 100% |
| 60 | David | 100% |
| 60 | Emeka | 100% |
| 60 | Gbenga | 100% |
| 60 | Habiba | 100% |
| 60 | Haruna | 100% |
| 60 | Kabiru | 100% |
| 60 | Michael | 100% |
| 60 | Micheal | 100% |
| 60 | Muktar | 100% |
| 60 | Precious | 84% |
| 60 | Ridwan | 100% |
| 60 | Saidu | 100% |
| 60 | Timileyin | 70% |
| 60 | Tobi | 76% |
| 60 | Tunde | 100% |
| 60 | Zayyanu | 100% |
| 77 | Abdulhadi | 100% |
| 77 | Abdulsalam | 100% |
| 77 | Adejoke | 100% |
| 77 | Adekunle | 100% |
| 77 | Aishat | 100% |
| 77 | Aishatu | 100% |
| 77 | Alhaji | 98% |
| 77 | Baba | 100% |
| 77 | Bala | 100% |
| 77 | Bashir | 100% |
| 77 | Bola | 95% |
| 77 | Bose | 100% |
| 77 | Chioma | 100% |
| 77 | Divine | 64% |
| 77 | Faruk | 100% |
| 77 | Fatimo | 100% |
| 77 | Garba | 98% |
| 77 | Godwin | 100% |
| 77 | Isah | 100% |
| 77 | Iyanu | 66% |
| 77 | Joshua | 100% |
| 77 | Kayode | 100% |
| 77 | Kazeem | 100% |
| 77 | Kehinde | 59% |