Most Common Names in Kaduna, With Meanings

Most Popular First Names In Kaduna

Forebears knows about 59,104 unique forenames in Kaduna and there are 127 people per name.

Rank	Forename	Incidence	Frequency	Percent of Parent	Rank in Nigeria
1	Ibrahim	180,174	1:42	7.73%	2
2	Abubakar	149,234	1:50	7.53%	3
3	Abdullahi	123,364	1:61	8.07%	5
4	Musa	119,234	1:63	4.95%	1
5	Sani	117,233	1:64	7.25%	4
6	Umar	85,268	1:88	6.56%	8
7	Aliyu	84,653	1:89	8.71%	13
8	Yusuf	81,088	1:93	9.78%	21
9	Usman	78,652	1:96	6.74%	11
10	Adamu	75,243	1:100	5.98%	10
11	Mohammed	71,968	1:105	5.11%	6
12	Muhammad	66,094	1:114	7.43%	17
13	Muhammed	64,498	1:117	6.79%	15
14	Aisha	63,296	1:119	6.62%	14
15	Fatima	60,372	1:125	6.83%	18
16	Aminu	58,779	1:128	7.62%	24
17	Lawal	51,816	1:145	13.35%	65
18	Haruna	51,805	1:145	8.22%	29
19	Salisu	47,227	1:159	7.91%	30
20	Emmanuel	47,021	1:160	3.67%	9
21	Sunday	46,105	1:163	3.38%	7
22	Zainab	45,671	1:165	8.38%	34
23	Idris	45,240	1:166	9.35%	42
24	Yahaya	44,324	1:170	9.36%	45
25	Maryam	43,742	1:172	8.07%	35
26	Hassan	41,990	1:179	6.19%	27
27	Yakubu	40,781	1:185	9.21%	50
28	Kabiru	40,774	1:185	7.91%	38
29	Isah	40,651	1:185	8.53%	44
30	Amina	40,068	1:188	6.35%	28
31	Shehu	36,478	1:206	9.01%	61
32	Garba	36,253	1:208	6.44%	33
33	John	35,736	1:211	3.86%	16
34	Ahmed	35,414	1:212	8.02%	51
35	Rabiu	34,133	1:220	8.32%	57
36	Bashir	32,848	1:229	11.95%	91
37	Suleiman	32,464	1:232	13.35%	112
38	Bello	32,385	1:232	5.68%	32
39	Mary	31,444	1:239	3.65%	19
40	Isa	30,930	1:243	6.14%	40
41	Mustapha	30,832	1:244	7.58%	59
42	Hadiza	30,358	1:248	6.25%	41
43	Auwal	30,130	1:250	12.40%	113
44	Bala	28,707	1:262	7.25%	63
45	Saidu	28,313	1:266	9.20%	77
46	Esther	28,262	1:266	3.29%	20
47	Joseph	28,125	1:268	3.92%	26
48	Blessing	27,549	1:273	2.38%	12
49	Dauda	27,343	1:275	9.02%	79
50	Ahmad	26,999	1:279	7.98%	70
51	Grace	26,456	1:284	3.46%	25
52	Nura	25,924	1:290	6.53%	62
53	Nuhu	25,363	1:297	11.83%	131
54	Nasiru	25,114	1:300	7.53%	73
55	Hauwa	24,632	1:305	5.24%	46
56	Ismail	24,469	1:308	10.75%	118
57	Samuel	24,393	1:308	3.05%	23
58	Jamilu	23,829	1:316	9.44%	105
59	Halima	23,622	1:319	8.10%	84
60	Murtala	22,482	1:335	10.06%	121
60	Peter	22,482	1:335	3.87%	31
62	Sulaiman	22,385	1:336	7.71%	86
63	Daniel	22,305	1:337	4.92%	48
64	Ayuba	21,389	1:352	12.48%	170
65	Hamza	20,702	1:363	9.60%	128
66	David	20,344	1:370	4.37%	47
67	Samaila	19,627	1:383	11.17%	165
68	Friday	19,316	1:390	4.75%	60
69	Shuaibu	18,943	1:397	10.43%	158
70	Ali	18,671	1:403	2.29%	22
71	Jamila	18,519	1:406	10.61%	168
72	Victoria	18,483	1:407	3.44%	37
73	Monday	18,125	1:415	4.96%	68
74	James	17,908	1:420	4.19%	55
75	Binta	17,502	1:430	11.45%	202
76	Hajara	17,050	1:441	8.29%	139
77	Dahiru	16,905	1:445	7.72%	126
78	Habiba	16,887	1:446	8.92%	149
79	Danjuma	16,576	1:454	12.01%	231
80	Hussaini	16,098	1:467	10.42%	198
81	Joshua	16,037	1:469	7.32%	125
82	Yau	15,754	1:478	8.38%	151
83	Ruth	15,371	1:490	5.47%	89
84	Solomon	15,038	1:500	4.97%	80
85	Hafsat	14,911	1:505	10.71%	224
86	Hamisu	14,864	1:506	8.41%	163
87	Mercy	14,538	1:518	3.02%	43
88	Moses	14,535	1:518	3.35%	53
89	Sarah	14,173	1:531	5.50%	101
90	Paul	14,115	1:533	4.08%	69
91	Yunusa	14,086	1:534	8.63%	187
92	Patience	13,764	1:547	3.16%	52
93	Christiana	13,735	1:548	4.19%	75
94	Nana	13,568	1:555	14.95%	361
95	Kabir	13,525	1:556	7.71%	166
96	Rabi	13,308	1:565	4.87%	92
97	Danladi	13,000	1:579	9.64%	234
98	Jibril	12,841	1:586	19.18%	479
99	Joy	12,765	1:589	2.36%	36

100	Magaji	12,685	1:593	9.84%	248
101	Adam	12,606	1:597	7.52%	175
101	Elizabeth	12,606	1:597	2.45%	39
103	Alhassan	12,479	1:603	11.75%	308
104	Buhari	12,417	1:606	7.92%	192
105	Amos	12,370	1:608	9.12%	232
106	Stephen	12,298	1:612	4.79%	103
107	Samson	12,146	1:620	4.99%	111
108	Hauwau	11,954	1:629	5.26%	119
109	Salihu	11,911	1:632	7.38%	191
110	Victor	11,704	1:643	2.86%	58
111	Salamatu	11,661	1:645	7.81%	212
112	Deborah	11,610	1:648	4.61%	106
113	Comfort	11,422	1:659	2.94%	64
114	Bulus	11,191	1:672	20.32%	581
115	Anas	11,129	1:676	9.90%	289
116	Simon	11,115	1:677	6.50%	172
117	Abdul	10,988	1:685	5.98%	156
118	Safiya	10,934	1:688	8.64%	250
119	Suleman	10,930	1:688	6.52%	176
120	Gambo	10,912	1:690	7.05%	197
121	Maimuna	10,861	1:693	7.86%	228
122	Ramatu	10,792	1:697	7.28%	214
123	Tukur	10,774	1:698	8.88%	263
124	Jonathan	10,735	1:701	10.04%	306
125	Muhammadu	10,691	1:704	4.64%	117
126	Abdulkadir	10,601	1:710	9.25%	281
127	Paulina	10,586	1:711	10.34%	318
128	Umaru	10,557	1:713	3.53%	81
129	Jummai	10,546	1:713	12.87%	407
129	Sale	10,546	1:713	4.85%	127
131	Godwin	10,517	1:715	2.77%	66
132	Gloria	10,257	1:734	4.81%	132
133	Christopher	10,250	1:734	3.98%	99
134	Bilkisu	10,177	1:739	14.57%	466
135	Helen	10,087	1:746	3.50%	88
136	Bitrus	10,000	1:752	16.60%	532
137	Francis	9,808	1:767	3.72%	96
138	Anthony	9,750	1:772	2.95%	74
139	Iliya	9,685	1:777	12.57%	434
140	Rose	9,634	1:781	3.34%	87
140	Zubairu	9,634	1:781	11.78%	411
142	Jibrin	9,584	1:785	7.96%	266
143	Timothy	9,576	1:786	6.76%	219
144	Ezekiel	9,566	1:787	6.91%	227
145	Audu	9,392	1:801	5.33%	164
146	Saminu	9,316	1:808	7.66%	262
146	Ummar	9,316	1:808	18.87%	637
148	Abdulrahman	9,301	1:809	12.97%	457
149	Sadiq	9,294	1:810	6.02%	199
150	Janet	9,113	1:826	3.48%	97
151	Sadiya	9,110	1:826	6.04%	206
152	Mathew	9,095	1:827	5.96%	203
153	Hassana	9,055	1:831	6.43%	221
154	Muazu	8,921	1:843	10.34%	382
155	Iliyasu	8,816	1:854	9.92%	373
156	Michael	8,787	1:856	2.63%	72
157	Sanusi	8,769	1:858	5.32%	181
158	Saadatu	8,766	1:858	9.87%	374
159	Basiru	8,672	1:868	6.51%	238
160	Isaac	8,664	1:868	3.89%	122
161	Muktar	8,606	1:874	9.98%	383
162	Ladi	8,523	1:883	7.47%	283
163	Benjamin	8,512	1:884	5.17%	182
164	Alice	8,509	1:884	3.52%	114
165	Tanimu	8,498	1:885	14.30%	545
166	Abbas	8,491	1:886	8.80%	340
167	Khadija	8,487	1:887	10.20%	395
168	Malam	8,469	1:888	16.12%	600
169	Jacob	8,389	1:897	5.73%	215
170	Habibu	8,368	1:899	6.35%	240
171	Sunusi	8,266	1:910	8.40%	330
172	Mubarak	8,136	1:925	9.54%	387
173	Dorcas	8,089	1:930	5.21%	194
174	Ishaya	8,064	1:933	18.65%	715
175	Justina	8,006	1:940	4.42%	160
176	Martha	7,988	1:942	6.95%	278
177	Sabiu	7,919	1:950	7.62%	314
178	Yahuza	7,832	1:961	11.12%	463
179	Gabriel	7,814	1:963	3.56%	124
180	Philip	7,770	1:968	6.30%	259
181	Ishaq	7,694	1:978	16.83%	680
182	Babangida	7,655	1:983	5.09%	208
183	Charity	7,615	1:988	2.76%	90
184	Nazifi	7,561	1:995	18.66%	745
185	Zakari	7,481	1:1,006	9.74%	435
186	Abdulkarim	7,466	1:1,008	11.47%	495
187	Naomi	7,434	1:1,012	9.36%	422
188	Ado	7,343	1:1,025	3.91%	152
189	Shafiu	7,336	1:1,026	10.24%	458
190	Felicia	7,271	1:1,035	2.50%	85
191	Gideon	7,253	1:1,037	10.84%	480
192	Rebecca	7,228	1:1,041	4.22%	171
192	Surajo	7,228	1:1,041	11.30%	503
194	Jafar	7,206	1:1,044	18.49%	766
195	Tabitha	7,152	1:1,052	16.67%	719
196	Talatu	7,097	1:1,060	9.46%	442
197	Juliana	7,086	1:1,062	4.36%	188
198	Ishaku	7,043	1:1,068	14.44%	641
199	Abdulazeez	7,028	1:1,071	14.51%	650

200	Andrew	6,956	1:1,082	6.14%	287
201	Hannatu	6,945	1:1,083	13.89%	627
202	Rukayya	6,920	1:1,087	10.12%	471
203	Luka	6,891	1:1,092	13.67%	622
204	Nasir	6,880	1:1,094	11.33%	526
205	Abigail	6,869	1:1,095	4.24%	189
206	Asmau	6,866	1:1,096	7.09%	339
207	Aishatu	6,848	1:1,099	2.15%	76
208	Nafisa	6,819	1:1,103	8.99%	438
209	Saleh	6,815	1:1,104	7.71%	375
210	Abdulahi	6,782	1:1,109	5.99%	286
211	Danlami	6,746	1:1,115	11.26%	540
212	Micheal	6,703	1:1,123	2.48%	94
213	Augustine	6,638	1:1,134	3.13%	133
214	Tasiu	6,529	1:1,152	8.42%	432
215	Tanko	6,486	1:1,160	11.32%	564
216	Dalhatu	6,406	1:1,175	18.13%	823
217	Thomas	6,334	1:1,188	6.23%	320
218	Saratu	6,276	1:1,199	5.31%	272
219	Asabe	6,218	1:1,210	10.61%	555
219	Florence	6,218	1:1,210	2.11%	82
221	Sule	6,149	1:1,224	3.55%	169
222	Veronica	6,131	1:1,227	3.51%	167
223	Joel	6,066	1:1,240	7.05%	384
224	Yohanna	6,062	1:1,241	15.69%	773
225	Felix	6,019	1:1,250	3.05%	143
226	Ashiru	5,946	1:1,265	6.44%	356
227	Mohammad	5,910	1:1,273	4.99%	271
228	Faith	5,841	1:1,288	2.38%	110
229	Shaibu	5,816	1:1,294	6.51%	369
230	Mansir	5,783	1:1,301	12.05%	656
231	Isiyaku	5,765	1:1,305	15.51%	798
232	Abba	5,755	1:1,307	1.87%	78
233	Habila	5,744	1:1,310	24.84%	1,100
234	Inusa	5,733	1:1,312	6.57%	378
235	Mansur	5,715	1:1,317	8.01%	459
236	Lami	5,679	1:1,325	7.00%	414
237	Bilikisu	5,653	1:1,331	7.03%	417
238	Mariam	5,631	1:1,336	2.25%	107
239	Alhaji	5,628	1:1,337	2.21%	104
240	Mustafa	5,613	1:1,341	6.53%	385
241	Nafiu	5,548	1:1,356	6.51%	388
242	Lydia	5,537	1:1,359	4.93%	290
243	Auwalu	5,519	1:1,363	2.68%	137
244	Patrick	5,476	1:1,374	2.61%	135
244	Saadu	5,476	1:1,374	8.21%	481
246	Rabiatu	5,425	1:1,387	13.31%	743
247	Sagir	5,407	1:1,392	9.38%	561
248	Henry	5,396	1:1,394	2.81%	147
249	Nil	5,389	1:1,396	12.05%	696
250	Adama	5,371	1:1,401	4.01%	237
251	Mahmud	5,356	1:1,405	11.79%	685
252	Abdulhamid	5,346	1:1,408	10.33%	606
253	Elisha	5,284	1:1,424	15.90%	862
254	Godiya	5,270	1:1,428	16.75%	881
255	Happiness	5,226	1:1,440	3.39%	200
256	Martina	5,215	1:1,443	9.13%	567
257	Jerry	5,212	1:1,444	10.79%	651
258	Baba	5,208	1:1,445	2.22%	116
259	Afiniki	5,194	1:1,449	23.07%	1,119
260	Shamsudeen	5,136	1:1,465	25.01%	1,194
261	Rashida	5,103	1:1,475	6.10%	394
262	Agnes	5,081	1:1,481	3.25%	193
262	Balarabe	5,081	1:1,481	10.81%	669
264	Julius	5,063	1:1,486	4.69%	303
265	Maria	5,023	1:1,498	2.34%	130
266	Abdulsalam	4,969	1:1,514	11.24%	705
267	Anna	4,958	1:1,518	7.52%	488
268	Rita	4,908	1:1,533	2.87%	173
269	Abdulaziz	4,890	1:1,539	9.16%	592
270	Ahmadu	4,821	1:1,561	5.20%	355
270	Istifanus	4,821	1:1,561	26.80%	1,284
270	Markus	4,821	1:1,561	14.13%	843
273	Inuwa	4,814	1:1,563	7.32%	490
273	Jafaru	4,814	1:1,563	12.71%	786
275	Safiyanu	4,795	1:1,569	8.90%	586
276	Monica	4,748	1:1,585	4.56%	313
277	Cecilia	4,730	1:1,591	3.15%	209
278	Tina	4,719	1:1,595	5.87%	416
279	Isyaku	4,694	1:1,603	6.02%	430
280	Usaini	4,676	1:1,609	6.65%	465
281	Tijjani	4,651	1:1,618	5.30%	376
282	Ismaila	4,625	1:1,627	3.33%	226
283	Hussaina	4,618	1:1,629	10.08%	677
284	Rukaiya	4,600	1:1,636	9.28%	633
285	Barnabas	4,589	1:1,640	16.78%	973
285	Innocent	4,589	1:1,640	2.43%	150
287	Sabo	4,546	1:1,655	4.61%	328
288	Farida	4,538	1:1,658	8.86%	611
289	Mukhtar	4,520	1:1,665	10.30%	709
290	Dinatu	4,517	1:1,666	26.31%	1,318
291	Hosea	4,491	1:1,675	31.00%	1,509
291	Umma	4,491	1:1,675	8.90%	621
293	Lukman	4,488	1:1,677	4.69%	344
294	Khadijat	4,470	1:1,683	5.50%	413
295	Rhoda	4,466	1:1,685	7.49%	544
296	Amadu	4,459	1:1,687	3.17%	222
297	Badamasi	4,452	1:1,690	7.03%	508
298	Alheri	4,401	1:1,710	23.25%	1,244
299	Philomina	4,376	1:1,720	8.86%	636

300	Titus	4,343	1:1,733	7.40%	554
301	Hashimu	4,332	1:1,737	8.63%	625
302	Bawa	4,307	1:1,747	8.05%	589
303	Clement	4,274	1:1,761	3.30%	245
304	Josephine	4,253	1:1,769	2.74%	195
305	Abdulrahaman	4,231	1:1,778	8.53%	632
306	Regina	4,198	1:1,792	2.91%	217
307	Patricia	4,173	1:1,803	3.14%	239
308	Theresa	4,166	1:1,806	2.55%	186
309	Emeka	4,093	1:1,838	1.11%	67
310	Bashiru	4,068	1:1,850	4.43%	357