Popular and traditional Nigerian boy names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Nigeria. 480 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert | Bright fame | 👦 Boy | English |
| Rotimi | Stay with me | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Saheed | Martyr; Witness (Shahid) | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Saidu | Happy; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Salihu | Righteous; Good | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Salisu | Fifth (born fifth) | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Sam | Heard by God (Samuel); Listener (Samantha) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Samaila | Heard by God (Ismail) | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Samson | Sun; Man of the sun | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Sanusi | After the Sanusi order | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Segun | Victorious | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Seun | Thanks (to God) | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Shehu | Elder; Learned man | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Shola | Wealth; Flame | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Shuaibu | After the Prophet Shuayb | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Sidney | Wide island | 👦 Boy | English |
| Solomon | Peaceful | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Somtochukwu | Join me in praising God | 🧒 Unisex | Igbo |
| Stanley | Stone clearing | 👦 Boy | English |
| Stephen | Crown; Garland | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Steve | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Steven | Crown | 👦 Boy | English |
| Sule | Peaceful (Suleiman) | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Sunday | Born on Sunday | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Sunny | Sunny; Cheerful | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Sunusi | After the Sanusi order | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Sylvester | Of the forest | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Taiwo | First-born of twins; Taste the world | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Tajudeen | Crown of the faith | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Timothy | Honouring God | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Toby | God is good | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Tochukwu | Praise God | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Tope | Thanks (to God) | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Tosin | Worthy of worship (Oluwatosin) | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Toyin | Worthy of praise (Oluwatoyin) | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Uche | Thought; Wisdom | 🧒 Unisex | Igbo |
| Uchenna | God's will | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Ugochukwu | God's glory | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Uzoma | Good road; Good fortune | 🧒 Unisex | Igbo |
| Wale | Come home (Adewale, Olawale) | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Wasiu | Vast; All-encompassing | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Wilson | Son of William | 👦 Boy | English |
| Wisdom | Wisdom | 👦 Boy | English |
| Yahaya | John; Alive (Yahya) | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Yakubu | Supplanter (Jacob) | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Yemi | Befits me (Oluwayemisi) | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Yinka | Surrounds me (Olayinka) | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Yunusa | Jonah; Dove | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Abbakar | Abu Bakr, the first caliph | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Adama | Earth (Adam) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Adebiyi | The crown gave birth to this one | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adebowale | The crown has returned home | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adedayo | The crown becomes joy | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adedeji | The crown becomes two | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adegoke | The crown has been elevated | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adeleye | The crown has dignity | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adeniji | The crown has a protecting shadow | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adeniran | The crown has a lineage | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adepoju | The crown fills the eyes | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Aderemi | The crown consoles me | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adesanya | The crown repays (suffering) | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adeshina | The crown opens the way | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adesina | The crown opens the way | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adetunji | The crown wakes again | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adewole | The crown enters the house | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adewumi | The crown pleases me | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adeyemo | The crown befits this one | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Adisa | One who is clear | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Afeez | Guardian; One who has memorised the Quran | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Agboola | The honour of wealth | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Agu | Leopard | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Ajibade | Wakes to meet the crown | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Ajibola | Wakes to meet wealth | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Ajiboye | Wakes to meet a title | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Akindele | The brave one comes home | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Akintunde | The brave one has returned | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Akinyemi | A warrior befits me | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Alaba | Second child born after twins | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Alade | The one who comes with the crown | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Aliu | Exalted (Ali) | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Amadi | Free man | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Amaechi | Who knows what God has planned | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Ambrose | Immortal | 👦 Boy | English |
| Anayo | What do we ask from God? | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Anyanwu | The sun | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Ayinde | We praised him and he came | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Ayobami | Joy has met me | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Ayoola | Joy in wealth | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Azubuike | The past is one's strength | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Babagana | Big father | 👦 Boy | Kanuri |
| Bakare | Abu Bakr | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Balarabe | Born on Wednesday | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Bankole | Help me build a home | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Barnabas | Son of encouragement | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Bashiru | Bringer of good news | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Basiru | Bringer of good news (Bashir) | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Bassey | God's gift | 👦 Boy | Efik |
| Bayo | Joy has been found | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Benedict | Blessed | 👦 Boy | English |
| Benson | Son of Ben | 👦 Boy | English |
| Bilyaminu | Son of the right hand (Benjamin) | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Biodun | Born during a festival | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Bitrus | Rock (Peter) | 👦 Boy | Hausa |
| Bukar | Abu Bakr | 👦 Boy | Kanuri |
| Celestine | Heavenly | 👦 Boy | English |
| Chibueze | God is king | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Chibuzo | God leads the way | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Chibuzor | God leads the way | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Chidozie | God repairs | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Chike | God's power | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Chimezie | God, put things right | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Chukwuebuka | God is great | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Chukwuka | God is greater | 👦 Boy | Igbo |
| Cletus | Called forth | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Damilare | Children own me (a gift) | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Dare | Brave | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Darlington | Settlement of Deornoth's people | 👦 Boy | English |
| Dele | Comes home | 👦 Boy | Yoruba |
| Dickson | Son of Dick | 👦 Boy | English |
| Donatus | Given (by God) | 👦 Boy | Latin |