Popular and traditional Nigerian names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Nigeria. 737 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| George | Farmer | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Hannah | Grace; Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, German |
| James | Supplanter (from Jacob) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Nour | Light | 🧒 Unisex | Arabic |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Sebastian | Venerable; Revered (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Spanish |
| Abubakar | Abu Bakr, the first caliph | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Adaeze | Princess; King's daughter | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| Amarachi | God's grace | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Ayodele | Joy has come home | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Ayomide | My joy has come | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Beatrice | She who brings joy | 👧 Girl | Latin, Italian, French |
| Benjamin | Son of the right hand | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Blessing | Blessing | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Chiamaka | God is beautiful | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Chidi | God exists | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Chidinma | God is good | 🧒 Unisex | Igbo |
| Chinedu | God leads | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Chioma | Good God | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Chukwuemeka | God has done great things | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Damilola | Bless me with wealth | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Elijah | My God is Yahweh; My God is the Lord | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Elizabeth | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Emeka | Great deeds | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Emmanuel | God is with us | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, English |
| Faith | Faith; Trust | 👧 Girl | English |
| Favour | Favour; Grace | 👧 Girl | English |
| Grace | Grace; Goodwill; Elegance | 👧 Girl | Latin, English |
| Halima | Gentle; Patient | 👧 Girl | Hausa |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Ife | Love | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Jacob | Supplanter; Holds the heel; Holder of the heel; One who follows | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| John | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joseph | God will increase | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joshua | God is salvation | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joy | Joy | 👧 Girl | English |
| Kelechi | Thank God | 🧒 Unisex | Igbo |
| Khadija | Early baby; First wife of the Prophet; Early-born; The Prophet's first wife | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Layla | Night | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Luke | From Lucania; Light | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Matthew | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Mercy | Mercy; Compassion | 👧 Girl | English |
| Michael | Who is like God? | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Nathan | He gave; Gift | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Ngozi | Blessing | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Oluwaseun | We thank God | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Oluwatobi | God is great | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Precious | Precious; Dearly loved | 👧 Girl | English |
| Rose | The rose flower | 👧 Girl | Latin, French |
| Sara | Princess; Pure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Slavic |
| Sarah | Princess | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Temitope | Mine is worthy of thanks | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Theodore | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Thomas | Twin | 👦 Boy | Greek, Hebrew, French |
| Tobi | Great | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Usman | Baby bustard; Uthman, the third caliph | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Hausa |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Abayomi | Born to bring joy | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Abba | Father | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Abdullahi | Servant of God | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Abel | Breath | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Abigail | My father's joy | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Abimbola | Born wealthy | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Abiodun | Born during a festival | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Abiola | Born into honour | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Abosede | Born on a holy day | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Ada | Noble | 👧 Girl | Germanic |
| Adamu | Of the earth (Adam) | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Adanna | Father's daughter | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Ade | Crown; Royalty | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adebayo | The crown meets joy | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adebisi | The crown added more | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adekunle | The crown fills the house | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adeleke | The crown prevails | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Ademola | The crown joins wealth | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adenike | The crown is to be cherished | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Adeniyi | The crown has honour | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adeola | Crown of wealth | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Adeoye | The crown of titles | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adewale | The crown has come home | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adeyemi | The crown suits me | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adeyinka | The crown surrounds me | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Afolabi | Born into wealth | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Aishat | Living (Aisha); Alive | 👧 Girl | Yoruba, Avar |
| Ajayi | Born face down | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Akeem | Wise (Hakeem) | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Akin | Brave warrior (Yoruba); Rush, raid (Turkish) | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Akinola | Valour and wealth | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Alabi | Born into wealth | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Alhassan | The good; The handsome (Hassan) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Aliyu | Exalted (Ali) | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Amaka | Precious; Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Aminat | Trustworthy (Amina) | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Aminu | Trustworthy | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Amos | Carried by God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Andy | Manly; Brave (Andrew) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Angela | Angel; Messenger | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Ann | Grace | 👧 Girl | English |
| Anthonia | Priceless (Anthony) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Arinze | Thanks to God | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Asabe | Born on Saturday | 👧 Girl | Hausa |
| Audu | Servant (of God); Abdu | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Augustine | Venerable; Majestic | 👦 Boy | English |
| Auwal | First | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Ayo | Joy | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Ayodeji | Joy has become two | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Ayuba | Job (Ayyub) | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Baba | Father | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |