Popular and traditional Nigerian girl names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Nigeria. 313 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Hannah | Grace; Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, German |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Nour | Light | 🧒 Unisex | Arabic |
| Adaeze | Princess; King's daughter | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Amarachi | God's grace | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Ayomide | My joy has come | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Beatrice | She who brings joy | 👧 Girl | Latin, Italian, French |
| Blessing | Blessing | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Chiamaka | God is beautiful | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Chidinma | God is good | 🧒 Unisex | Igbo |
| Chioma | Good God | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Damilola | Bless me with wealth | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Elizabeth | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Faith | Faith; Trust | 👧 Girl | English |
| Favour | Favour; Grace | 👧 Girl | English |
| Grace | Grace; Goodwill; Elegance | 👧 Girl | Latin, English |
| Halima | Gentle; Patient | 👧 Girl | Hausa |
| Ife | Love | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| 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 |
| Mercy | Mercy; Compassion | 👧 Girl | English |
| Ngozi | Blessing | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| 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 |
| Tobi | Great | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| 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 |
| Adanna | Father's daughter | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Adenike | The crown is to be cherished | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Adeola | Crown of wealth | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Aishat | Living (Aisha); Alive | 👧 Girl | Yoruba, Avar |
| Alabi | Born into wealth | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Amaka | Precious; Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Aminat | Trustworthy (Amina) | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Angela | Angel; Messenger | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Ann | Grace | 👧 Girl | English |
| Anthonia | Priceless (Anthony) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Asabe | Born on Saturday | 👧 Girl | Hausa |
| Babalola | Father of wealth | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Becky | To tie; Captivating (Rebecca) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Betty | God is my oath (Elizabeth) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Bola | Wealth; Honour (Yoruba); After St Paul (Coptic); Small; Humble (Paul) | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba, Coptic |
| Bolaji | Wakes up in wealth | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Bolanle | Finds wealth at home | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Bose | Born on a holy day (Abosede) | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Bukola | Adds to wealth | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Bunmi | Gift to me | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Charity | Love; Generosity | 👧 Girl | English |
| Chidimma | God is good | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Chika | God is supreme | 🧒 Unisex | Igbo |
| Chinelo | God thinks | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Chinenye | God gives | 🧒 Unisex | Igbo |
| Chinonso | God is near | 🧒 Unisex | Igbo |
| Chinwe | God owns | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Chinyere | God gave | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Chisom | God is with me | 🧒 Unisex | Igbo |
| Chizoba | God protects | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Chris | Bearer of Christ (Christopher, Christine) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Christiana | Follower of Christ | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Christy | Follower of Christ | 👧 Girl | English |
| Comfort | Comfort | 👧 Girl | English |
| Dayo | Joy arrives | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Debby | Bee (Deborah) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Deborah | Bee | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Divine | Divine | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Dorcas | Gazelle | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Ebere | Mercy | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Eleanor | Light; Bright | 👧 Girl | English |
| Emmy | Whole; Universal (Emma) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Eniola | Person of wealth | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Eunice | Good victory | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Eve | Life | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Felicia | Happy; Lucky | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Flora | Flower; The goddess of flowers | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Folake | Cherished with wealth | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Folashade | Honour confers a crown | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Funke | Given to cherish | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Funmi | Given to me (a gift) | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Funmilayo | Give me joy | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Gift | Gift | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Gloria | Glory | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, English |
| Glory | Glory | 👧 Girl | English |
| Hadiza | Khadija | 👧 Girl | Hausa |
| Hafsat | Young lioness (Hafsa) | 👧 Girl | Hausa |
| Hajara | Hagar, wife of Abraham | 👧 Girl | Hausa |
| Happiness | Happiness | 👧 Girl | English |
| Happy | Happy | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Hauwa | Eve; Life | 👧 Girl | Hausa |
| Hope | Hope | 👧 Girl | English |
| Ifeoma | Good thing | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Ijeoma | Good journey | 👧 Girl | Igbo |
| Iyabo | Mother has returned | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Jane | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Janet | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Jenny | White wave; God is gracious | 👧 Girl | English |
| Joyce | Lord; Joyful | 👧 Girl | English |
| Juliet | Youthful | 👧 Girl | English |
| Jummai | Born on Friday | 👧 Girl | Hausa |
| Justina | Just; Fair | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Kate | Pure (Katherine) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Kehinde | Second-born of twins | 🧒 Unisex | Yoruba |
| Kemi | Cherished (Oluwakemi) | 👧 Girl | Yoruba |
| Ladi | Born on Sunday | 👧 Girl | Hausa |
| Letty | Joy; Happiness | 👧 Girl | English |
| Lilian | Lily | 👧 Girl | English, Arabic |
| Lizzy | God is my oath (Elizabeth) | 👧 Girl | English |