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Nigerian names

Names from Nigerian languages and traditions. This page brings those names together so you can compare popularity, open individual name profiles and find names with the same background.

Name lists

Nigerian first names

These lists are ordered by total births, so names with long, steady use usually appear above newer or rarer choices.

Female names

Nigerian female names

Open a name to see its meaning, popularity over time, latest rank and regional spread.

  1. 1 Sade 590
  2. 2 Oluwakemi 145
  3. 3 Oluwatoni 142
  4. 4 Oluwatosin 134
  5. 5 Oluwatomisin 115
  6. 6 Oluwadara 59
  7. 7 Oluwafunmilayo 54
  8. 8 Oluwatomi 38
  9. 9 Oluwatumininu 36
  10. 10 Oluwafikayomi 26
  11. 11 Oluwafikunayomi 16
  12. 12 Oluwagbemisola 14
  13. 13 Oluwatishe 11
  14. 14 Oluwadunmininu 3
  15. 15 Oluwadolapo 3

Male names

Nigerian male names

Open a name to compare its birth count, rank history, meaning and similar names.

  1. 1 Oluwatobi 475
  2. 2 Aren 454
  3. 3 Oluwatobiloba 323
  4. 4 Oluwatimilehin 204
  5. 5 Oluwaseun 199
  6. 6 Oluwademilade 189
  7. 7 Oluwafemi 164
  8. 8 Oluwadamilola 161
  9. 9 Oluwadamilare 161
  10. 10 Oluwaseyi 154
  11. 11 Oluwatimileyin 152
  12. 12 Oluwaferanmi 130
  13. 13 Oluwadarasimi 123
  14. 14 Oluwanifemi 122
  15. 15 Daren 103
  16. 16 Oluwatamilore 101
  17. 17 Oluwasemilore 91
  18. 18 Damilola 91
  19. 19 Oluwatomiwa 91
  20. 20 Olumide 73
  21. 21 Oluwajomiloju 60
  22. 22 Oluwapelumi 54
  23. 23 Oluwakorede 47
  24. 24 Oluwasegun 39
  25. 25 Oluwakayode 36
  26. 26 Oluwadurotimi 35
  27. 27 Oluwamayowa 34
  28. 28 Oluwatofunmi 18
  29. 29 Oluwajoba 15
  30. 30 Oluwamayomikun 11
  31. 31 Oluwalonimi 11
  32. 32 Oluwabukunmi 7
  33. 33 Oluwafolabomi 3
  34. 34 Oluwajuwonlo 3

How to read this page

Choosing a Nigerian name

Origin is a useful starting point, but names move across languages, families and countries. A name can belong to more than one tradition, especially when it has been used for centuries.

The individual name pages give the fuller picture. They show whether a name is rising or falling, how often it appears in recent birth records, and where it is strongest across the UK.

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Questions

About Nigerian names

What makes a name Nigerian?

A name is grouped here when its meaning, language history or common use links it with nigerian naming tradition. Some names also appear in other origin groups because naming history is messy, especially in Britain.

Are these names ranked by recent popularity?

No. The lists are ordered by total births in the UK baby-name figures. That makes long-running names easier to spot. Open any name to see its latest rank and yearly trend.

Why do some familiar names appear lower down?

A name can be famous without being common in birth records. Spelling variants can also split the count across several forms, so names such as Sean and Shaun may appear separately.