Popular and traditional Sierra Leonean names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Sierra Leone. 100 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aminata | Trustworthy (Amina) | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Fatou | Fatima | 👧 Girl | West African |
| George | Farmer | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Hannah | Grace; Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, German |
| James | Supplanter (from Jacob) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Mamadou | Muhammad; Praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | West African |
| 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 |
| Abdoulaye | Servant of God (Abdullah) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| Aïssatou | Living (Aisha) | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Aliou | Ali; Exalted | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Awa | Eve; Life | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Beatrice | She who brings joy | 👧 Girl | Latin, Italian, French |
| Benjamin | Son of the right hand | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Blessing | Blessing | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Cheikh | Sheikh; Elder; Spiritual leader | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Elijah | My God is Yahweh; My God is the Lord | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Elizabeth | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| 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 |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Dhivehi |
| Ibrahima | Abraham | 👦 Boy | West African |
| 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 |
| Khadija | Early baby; First wife of the Prophet; Early-born; The Prophet's first wife | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Lamine | Trustworthy (al-Amin) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Layla | Night | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Luke | From Lucania; Light | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Mariama | Mary | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Matthew | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Mercy | Mercy; Compassion | 👧 Girl | English |
| Michael | Who is like God? | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Modou | Muhammad; Praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Moussa | Moses | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Nathan | He gave; Gift | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French |
| Ousmane | Uthman | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Precious | Precious; Dearly loved | 👧 Girl | English |
| Rose | The rose flower | 👧 Girl | Latin, French |
| Sara | Princess; Pure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Slavic |
| Sarah | Princess | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Theodore | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Thomas | Twin | 👦 Boy | Greek, Hebrew, French |
| 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 |
| Abigail | My father's joy | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Angela | Angel; Messenger | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Babacar | Abu Bakr | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Binta | Daughter | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Charity | Love; Generosity | 👧 Girl | English |
| Christopher | Bearer of Christ | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Comfort | Comfort | 👧 Girl | English |
| Eve | Life | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Gift | Gift | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Gloria | Glory | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, English |
| Godwin | God's friend | 👦 Boy | English |
| Goodluck | Good luck | 👦 Boy | English |
| Hope | Hope | 👧 Girl | English |
| Idris | Studious; A prophet; Enoch | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Isaac | He will laugh | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Kadiatou | Khadija | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Khady | Khadija | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Lovemore | Love more | 👦 Boy | English |
| Mary | Beloved; Bitter; Mother of Jesus; Star of the sea | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Memory | Memory; Remembrance | 👧 Girl | English |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Naomi | Pleasantness | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Ndeye | Mother | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Nicholas | Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Patience | Patience | 👧 Girl | English |
| Peace | Peace | 👧 Girl | English |
| Peter | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Philip | Lover of horses (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Greek |
| Prosper | Prosperous; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | English |
| Prudence | Prudence; Good judgement | 👧 Girl | English |
| Rebecca | To bind; Captivating; To tie | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Reuben | Behold, a son | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Rokhaya | Ruqayya | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Serigne | Spiritual leader; Marabout | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Seydou | Lord; Master (Sayyid) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Souleymane | Solomon | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Stephen | Crown; Garland | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Toby | God is good | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |