Most Common Names in Taraba, With Meanings

Most Popular First Names In Taraba

Forebears knows about 31,560 unique forenames in Taraba and there are 89 people per name.

Rank	Forename	Incidence	Frequency	Percent of Parent	Rank in Nigeria
1	Ibrahim	51,693	1:54	2.22%	2
2	Adamu	47,758	1:59	3.80%	10
3	Abubakar	45,754	1:61	2.31%	3
4	Musa	44,336	1:63	1.84%	1
5	Isa	29,467	1:95	5.85%	40
6	Usman	28,801	1:97	2.47%	11
7	Mohammed	28,516	1:98	2.03%	6
8	Sani	26,519	1:105	1.64%	4
9	Umar	24,940	1:112	1.92%	8
10	Abdullahi	23,250	1:120	1.52%	5
11	Ali	22,453	1:125	2.76%	22
12	Haruna	22,307	1:125	3.54%	29
13	Emmanuel	22,226	1:126	1.73%	9
14	Yusuf	21,875	1:128	2.64%	21
15	Muhammed	20,003	1:140	2.10%	15
16	Aliyu	18,606	1:150	1.91%	13
17	Hassan	17,721	1:158	2.61%	27
18	John	17,143	1:163	1.85%	16
19	Bala	16,339	1:171	4.13%	63
20	Yakubu	14,627	1:191	3.30%	50
21	Sunday	13,918	1:201	1.02%	7
22	Joseph	13,903	1:201	1.94%	26
23	Bello	13,582	1:206	2.38%	32
24	Nuhu	13,479	1:208	6.29%	131
25	Yahaya	12,660	1:221	2.67%	45
26	Samuel	12,580	1:222	1.57%	23
27	Blessing	12,331	1:227	1.06%	12
28	Daniel	12,250	1:228	2.70%	48
29	Muhammad	11,044	1:253	1.24%	17
30	Ahmed	10,854	1:258	2.46%	51
31	Dauda	10,612	1:264	3.50%	79
32	Umaru	10,590	1:264	3.54%	81
33	Saidu	10,437	1:268	3.39%	77
34	Kabiru	10,378	1:270	2.01%	38
35	Aminu	10,342	1:271	1.34%	24
36	James	10,320	1:271	2.42%	55
37	Mary	9,961	1:281	1.16%	19
38	Aishatu	9,954	1:281	3.13%	76
39	David	9,910	1:282	2.13%	47
40	Peter	9,866	1:284	1.70%	31
41	Garba	9,749	1:287	1.73%	33
42	Esther	9,340	1:300	1.09%	20
43	Idris	9,244	1:303	1.91%	42
44	Moses	8,967	1:312	2.07%	53
45	Danjuma	8,915	1:314	6.46%	231
46	Aisha	8,842	1:316	0.92%	14
47	Gambo	8,703	1:321	5.62%	197
48	Danladi	8,564	1:327	6.35%	234
49	Maryam	8,345	1:335	1.54%	35
50	Amina	8,279	1:338	1.31%	28
51	Solomon	8,228	1:340	2.72%	80
52	Grace	8,118	1:345	1.06%	25
53	Zainab	7,445	1:376	1.37%	34
54	Hauwa	7,358	1:380	1.56%	46
55	Fatima	7,277	1:384	0.82%	18
56	Tanko	7,058	1:396	12.31%	564
57	Nasiru	6,911	1:405	2.07%	73
58	Mercy	6,904	1:405	1.43%	43
59	Suleiman	6,677	1:419	2.75%	112
60	Patience	6,619	1:423	1.52%	52
61	Sale	6,590	1:425	3.03%	127
62	Joshua	6,575	1:426	3.00%	125
63	Dahiru	6,538	1:428	2.98%	126
64	Ahmadu	6,516	1:429	7.03%	355
65	Rabiu	6,465	1:433	1.58%	57
66	Audu	6,436	1:435	3.65%	164
66	Hamza	6,436	1:435	2.98%	128
68	Salisu	6,392	1:438	1.07%	30
69	Auwal	6,356	1:440	2.62%	113
70	Paul	6,326	1:442	1.83%	69
71	Yunusa	6,319	1:443	3.87%	187
72	Salihu	6,297	1:444	3.90%	191
73	Simon	6,253	1:447	3.65%	172
74	Sanusi	6,114	1:458	3.71%	181
75	Ayuba	5,683	1:492	3.31%	170
75	Babangida	5,683	1:492	3.78%	208
77	Bitrus	5,632	1:497	9.35%	532
78	Godwin	5,617	1:498	1.48%	66
79	Ahmad	5,354	1:523	1.58%	70
80	Ruth	5,310	1:527	1.89%	89
81	Benjamin	5,259	1:532	3.20%	182
82	Danlami	5,229	1:535	8.73%	540
83	Hadiza	5,207	1:537	1.07%	41
84	Timothy	5,185	1:540	3.66%	219
85	Shuaibu	5,178	1:540	2.85%	158
86	Abdul	5,156	1:543	2.81%	156
87	Mustapha	5,032	1:556	1.24%	59
88	Stephen	5,017	1:558	1.95%	103
88	Victoria	5,017	1:558	0.93%	37
90	Christopher	5,003	1:559	1.94%	99
91	Amos	4,900	1:571	3.61%	232
92	Baba	4,805	1:582	2.05%	116
93	Zakari	4,761	1:588	6.20%	435
94	Halima	4,703	1:595	1.61%	84
95	Buhari	4,681	1:598	2.99%	192
96	Bulus	4,673	1:599	8.49%	581
97	Isaac	4,637	1:603	2.08%	122
98	Muhammadu	4,630	1:604	2.01%	117
99	Lawan	4,615	1:606	1.93%	115

100	Samaila	4,608	1:607	2.62%	165
101	Sulaiman	4,571	1:612	1.57%	86
102	Jacob	4,556	1:614	3.11%	215
103	Bashir	4,513	1:620	1.64%	91
104	Charity	4,498	1:622	1.63%	90
105	Murtala	4,483	1:624	2.01%	121
106	Anthony	4,469	1:626	1.35%	74
107	Christiana	4,410	1:634	1.35%	75
108	Comfort	4,396	1:636	1.13%	64
109	Sule	4,366	1:641	2.52%	169
110	Felix	4,352	1:643	2.20%	143
111	Jonathan	4,279	1:654	4.00%	306
112	Muktar	4,271	1:655	4.95%	383
113	Victor	4,257	1:657	1.04%	58
114	Ismaila	4,235	1:661	3.05%	226
115	Jamila	4,213	1:664	2.41%	168
115	Suleman	4,213	1:664	2.51%	176
117	Shehu	4,205	1:665	1.04%	61
118	Sarah	4,183	1:669	1.62%	101
119	Rejoice	4,125	1:678	4.64%	372
120	Francis	4,030	1:694	1.53%	96
121	Augustine	4,008	1:698	1.89%	133
122	Abbas	3,979	1:703	4.12%	340
123	Joy	3,971	1:705	0.73%	36
124	Ezekiel	3,964	1:706	2.87%	227
125	Samson	3,957	1:707	1.63%	111
126	Ladi	3,876	1:722	3.40%	283
127	Buba	3,825	1:731	5.16%	445
128	Rose	3,767	1:743	1.31%	87
129	Deborah	3,708	1:755	1.47%	106
130	Paulina	3,701	1:756	3.61%	318
131	Rabi	3,693	1:758	1.35%	92
132	Philip	3,686	1:759	2.99%	259
133	Rashida	3,650	1:766	4.36%	394
134	Justina	3,620	1:773	2.00%	160
135	Friday	3,613	1:774	0.89%	60
135	Manu	3,613	1:774	8.89%	744
137	Gabriel	3,606	1:776	1.64%	124
138	Faith	3,540	1:790	1.44%	110
138	Hussaini	3,540	1:790	2.29%	198
140	Iliya	3,496	1:800	4.54%	434
141	Glory	3,459	1:809	1.32%	98
142	Helen	3,423	1:817	1.19%	88
143	Ishaku	3,415	1:819	7.00%	641
144	Luka	3,357	1:833	6.66%	622
145	Habibu	3,350	1:835	2.54%	240
146	Lami	3,342	1:837	4.12%	414
147	Nura	3,298	1:848	0.83%	62
147	Yohanna	3,298	1:848	8.54%	773
149	Thomas	3,291	1:850	3.24%	320
150	Jummai	3,277	1:854	4.00%	407
151	Jamilu	3,262	1:858	1.29%	105
152	Joel	3,225	1:868	3.75%	384
153	Ishaya	3,211	1:871	7.43%	715
154	Mathew	3,174	1:881	2.08%	203
155	Martha	3,130	1:894	2.72%	278
156	Safiya	3,108	1:900	2.46%	250
157	Dorcas	3,094	1:904	1.99%	194
158	Tabitha	3,079	1:909	7.17%	719
158	Titus	3,079	1:909	5.24%	554
160	Hajara	3,050	1:917	1.48%	139
161	Elizabeth	3,021	1:926	0.59%	39
162	Abigail	2,977	1:940	1.84%	189
163	Anas	2,962	1:945	2.64%	289
164	Monday	2,955	1:947	0.81%	68
165	Abdulahi	2,940	1:952	2.59%	286
166	Iliyasu	2,918	1:959	3.28%	373
167	Michael	2,904	1:963	0.87%	72
168	Talatu	2,896	1:966	3.86%	442
169	Sabo	2,889	1:968	2.93%	328
170	Janet	2,867	1:976	1.09%	97
170	Jibrin	2,867	1:976	2.38%	266
172	Basiru	2,845	1:983	2.14%	238
173	Felicia	2,838	1:986	0.98%	85
174	Abba	2,823	1:991	0.92%	78
174	Bako	2,823	1:991	6.60%	721
176	Salamatu	2,808	1:996	1.88%	212
177	Kefas	2,787	1:1,004	16.55%	1,337
178	Alhaji	2,757	1:1,015	1.08%	104
179	Markus	2,743	1:1,020	8.04%	843
180	Habiba	2,728	1:1,026	1.44%	149
181	Ismail	2,713	1:1,031	1.19%	118
182	Abraham	2,706	1:1,034	2.52%	305
183	Sadiya	2,691	1:1,040	1.78%	206
184	Idi	2,684	1:1,042	3.67%	450
185	Hamisu	2,677	1:1,045	1.51%	163
186	Andrew	2,669	1:1,048	2.36%	287
186	Clement	2,669	1:1,048	2.06%	245
188	Naomi	2,648	1:1,057	3.33%	422
189	Uba	2,626	1:1,065	7.37%	815
190	Jerry	2,618	1:1,069	5.42%	651
191	Tanimu	2,611	1:1,072	4.39%	545
192	Asabe	2,604	1:1,074	4.44%	555
193	Nafisatu	2,589	1:1,081	9.02%	937
194	Habila	2,574	1:1,087	11.13%	1,100
195	Patrick	2,560	1:1,093	1.22%	135
196	Peace	2,552	1:1,096	1.33%	146
197	Lawal	2,538	1:1,102	0.65%	65
198	Julius	2,523	1:1,109	2.34%	303
199	Innocent	2,465	1:1,135	1.30%	150

200	Ande	2,435	1:1,149	65.26%	3,540
200	Yahuza	2,435	1:1,149	3.46%	463
202	Hellen	2,406	1:1,163	5.11%	668
203	Adama	2,399	1:1,166	1.79%	237
204	Saleh	2,392	1:1,170	2.70%	375
205	Isah	2,384	1:1,174	0.50%	44
205	Rita	2,384	1:1,174	1.40%	173
207	Sadiq	2,377	1:1,177	1.54%	199
208	Gideon	2,370	1:1,180	3.54%	480
209	Amadu	2,355	1:1,188	1.67%	222
209	Jonah	2,355	1:1,188	5.29%	698
209	Yau	2,355	1:1,188	1.25%	151
212	Hassana	2,348	1:1,192	1.67%	221
212	Sadam	2,348	1:1,192	15.41%	1,451
214	Habu	2,340	1:1,196	2.60%	367
214	Mohammad	2,340	1:1,196	1.97%	271
216	Faisal	2,311	1:1,211	9.65%	1,077
216	Monica	2,311	1:1,211	2.22%	313
216	Ramatu	2,311	1:1,211	1.56%	214
219	Godiya	2,304	1:1,214	7.32%	881
220	Florence	2,289	1:1,222	0.78%	82
221	Wando	2,282	1:1,226	92.88%	4,615
221	Zubairu	2,282	1:1,226	2.79%	411
223	Fidelis	2,275	1:1,230	2.78%	409
223	Tukur	2,275	1:1,230	1.88%	263
225	Nafiu	2,253	1:1,242	2.65%	388
226	Kenneth	2,216	1:1,263	1.48%	210
227	Linus	2,209	1:1,267	3.04%	453
228	Maimuna	2,201	1:1,271	1.59%	228
228	Micheal	2,201	1:1,271	0.81%	94
230	Danasabe	2,194	1:1,275	20.37%	1,824
230	Richard	2,194	1:1,275	1.93%	285
232	Alice	2,187	1:1,279	0.90%	114
233	Henry	2,179	1:1,284	1.13%	147
234	Ezekel	2,158	1:1,296	56.51%	3,488
234	Martina	2,158	1:1,296	3.78%	567
234	Shaibu	2,158	1:1,296	2.42%	369
237	Magaji	2,150	1:1,301	1.67%	248
238	Gloria	2,143	1:1,306	1.00%	132
239	Hannatu	2,128	1:1,315	4.26%	627
240	Juliana	2,121	1:1,319	1.30%	188
241	Charles	2,099	1:1,333	1.16%	159
242	Doris	2,041	1:1,371	2.05%	326
243	Elisha	2,019	1:1,386	6.08%	862
243	Mark	2,019	1:1,386	3.30%	523
245	Adam	1,982	1:1,412	1.18%	175
245	Saadatu	1,982	1:1,412	2.23%	374
247	Mohammadu	1,967	1:1,422	2.95%	482
247	Nancy	1,967	1:1,422	4.05%	643
249	Jemimah	1,960	1:1,427	15.15%	1,622
249	Veronica	1,960	1:1,427	1.12%	167
251	Ado	1,953	1:1,433	1.04%	152
252	Christy	1,938	1:1,444	5.37%	809
253	Emeka	1,923	1:1,455	0.52%	67
254	Rukaiya	1,916	1:1,460	3.86%	633
255	Mamuda	1,902	1:1,471	3.80%	626
255	Punarimam	1,902	1:1,471	92.87%	5,133
257	Jibril	1,887	1:1,483	2.82%	479
258	Afiniki	1,880	1:1,488	8.35%	1,119
258	Rebecca	1,880	1:1,488	1.10%	171
260	Hamidu	1,858	1:1,506	5.22%	818
261	Alfred	1,843	1:1,518	4.14%	700
262	Abdulhamid	1,828	1:1,530	3.53%	606
263	Auwalu	1,814	1:1,542	0.88%	137
263	Hashimu	1,814	1:1,542	3.61%	625
265	Keziah	1,799	1:1,555	13.80%	1,613
266	Safiyanu	1,785	1:1,567	3.31%	586
267	Jude	1,777	1:1,574	1.29%	229
268	Muazu	1,755	1:1,594	2.03%	382
269	Kingsley	1,748	1:1,601	0.68%	102
270	Saratu	1,741	1:1,607	1.47%	272
271	Pius	1,733	1:1,614	2.14%	415
272	Ah	1,726	1:1,621	21.52%	2,189
272	Jayo	1,726	1:1,621	96.48%	5,616
274	Lydia	1,711	1:1,635	1.52%	290
275	Useni	1,704	1:1,642	13.90%	1,671
276	Kande	1,697	1:1,649	10.38%	1,366
276	Lucy	1,697	1:1,649	1.65%	317
278	Kasimu	1,689	1:1,656	3.59%	667
279	Abdulkarim	1,682	1:1,663	2.58%	495
279	Haseya	1,682	1:1,663	80.83%	5,088
281	Farida	1,668	1:1,677	3.25%	611
281	Saraya	1,668	1:1,677	12.55%	1,597
283	Boniface	1,660	1:1,685	2.59%	502
284	Liatu	1,653	1:1,692	12.52%	1,603
284	Rautha	1,653	1:1,692	47.61%	3,714
286	Bilkisu	1,646	1:1,700	2.36%	466
287	Dominic	1,638	1:1,708	2.89%	571