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Names in Hausa

NameCurrent Rank
Abdallah

servant of Allah

2780
Abdullahi

N/A

2415
Abraham

father of multitudes

204
Abubakar

N/A

2627
Abubakr

N/A

1949
Ahmad

greatly praised

669
Aisha

living, prosperous

346
Aishatu

N/A

unranked
Alhaji

N/A

10872
Ali

supreme, exalted

2524
Amin

faithful, trustworthy

1637
Amina

trustworthy, faithful

307
Asma

supreme

1799
Bilqis

Queen of Sheba

15590
Fatima

captivating, a woman who abstains

316
Hadiza

N/A

16074
Hafsa

gathering

1516
Halim

N/A

9273
Halima

gentle, humane

1683
Harun

exalted

2341
Hauwa

N/A

unranked
Hawwa

N/A

14047
Ibrahim

father of multitudes

359
Jamil

beautiful, handsome

2400
Jamila

beautiful, graceful

1560
Job

persecuted

2318
Khadija

premature child

1073
Ladi

N/A

unranked
Maryam

drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

390
Moses

delivered from the water

505
Muhammad

praiseworthy

245
Musa

delivered from the water

unranked
Peter

rock

192
Rakiya

N/A

14837
Ruqayya

N/A

5561
Safiya

pure

1389
Safiyya

confidante, best friend

6570
Umar

flourishing, thriving

1165
Usman

N/A

1717
Uthman

N/A

4402
Yahya

N/A

706
Yaqub

N/A

2988
Zainab

N/A

853
Zaynab

beauty, grace

1548