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Names in Western-African

NameCurrent Rank
Abayomi

N/A

unranked
Abdallah

servant of Allah

2780
Abdou

N/A

5048
Abdoul

N/A

4870
Abdoulaye

N/A

2943
Abdul

servant of Allah

1813
Abdullahi

N/A

2415
Abena

born on Tuesday

8408
Abeni

A girl child who was prayed for

9526
Abimbola

N/A

15191
Abiodun

N/A

unranked
Abiola

N/A

13465
Aboubacar

N/A

3383
Abraham

father of multitudes

204
Abubakar

N/A

2627
Abubakr

N/A

1949
Adaeze

N/A

4873
Adam

man

11079
Adanna

N/A

5942
Adannaya

N/A

8056
Adebayo

the crown meets joy

9878
Adebisi

N/A

unranked
Adebola

N/A

unranked
Adebowale

N/A

unranked
Adedayo

N/A

12260
Adekunle

N/A

9789
Ademola

N/A

9880
Adenike

N/A

12141
Adeniyi

N/A

9770
Adeola

crown of wealth

11083
Aderonke

N/A

unranked
Adetokunbo

N/A

unranked
Adewale

N/A

8960
Adeyemi

N/A

15255
Adisa

N/A

13488
Adjoa

N/A

unranked
Adwoa

Born on a Monday

10262
Afi

N/A

unranked
Afia

born on Friday

4653
Afolabi

N/A

unranked
Afua

Born on a Friday

unranked
Ahmad

greatly praised

669
Aisha

living, prosperous

346
Aishatu

N/A

unranked
Akachi

the hand of God

10861
Akosua

Born on a Sunday

13495
Akua

Born on a Wednesday

8936
Alassane

N/A

10953
Alhaji

N/A

10872
Alhassan

N/A

5889
Ali

supreme, exalted

2524
Ama

born on a Saturday; water

6383
Amadou

N/A

2869
Amadu

N/A

7759
Amaka

N/A

unranked
Amara

grace, immortal, tribe

121
Amarachi

God's grace

3213
Amin

faithful, trustworthy

1637
Amina

trustworthy, faithful

307
Aminata

N/A

2298
Aminatou

N/A

unranked
Anuli

N/A

15453
Asma

supreme

1799
Assa

N/A

15527
Awa

N/A

5446
Ayo

joy

8360
Ayodeji

N/A

9987
Ayodele

joy has come home

10965
Ayokunle

joy has filled the home

unranked
Ayomide

my joy has arrived

9617
Ayotunde

N/A

unranked
Babajide

N/A

unranked
Babatunde

N/A

unranked
Bamidele

N/A

unranked
Bilqis

Queen of Sheba

15590
Bolanle

N/A

unranked
Bose

N/A

unranked
Bosede

N/A

unranked
Boubacar

N/A

3986
Chiamaka

N/A

8024
Chibueze

N/A

11072
Chibuike

God is strength

11149
Chibuzo

N/A

unranked
Chibuzor

N/A

unranked
Chidi

God exists

12556
Chidiebere

N/A

12627
Chidiebube

N/A

12628
Chidimma

N/A

unranked
Chidinma

N/A

12389
Chidubem

N/A

10055
Chiemeka

N/A

unranked
Chigozie

N/A

unranked
Chijioke

N/A

unranked
Chike

N/A

12629
Chima

God knows

7835
Chimezie

N/A

unranked
Chinasa

N/A

unranked
Chinedu

N/A

7840
Chinelo

N/A

unranked
Chinenye

N/A

unranked
Chinonso

N/A

11151
Chinwe

N/A

unranked
Chinwendu

N/A

unranked
Chinyere

N/A

unranked
Chioma

good God

6663
Chisom

N/A

10415
Chizoba

N/A

unranked
Chukwudi

N/A

12562
Chukwuebuka

N/A

12563
Chukwuemeka

God has done something great

8415
Chukwuma

N/A

unranked
Daouda

N/A

11198
Dawud

N/A

2877
Dayo

joy arrives

unranked
Djibril

N/A

7339
Ebere

N/A

unranked
Ebrima

N/A

6923
Efua

N/A

unranked
Ekene

praise, thanks

unranked
Emeka

great deeds

8494
Emem

N/A

unranked
Eniola

N/A

12526
Ese

N/A

unranked
Esi

N/A

15913
Fatima

captivating, a woman who abstains

316
Fatimata

N/A

8076
Fatimatou

N/A

13978
Fatou

N/A

2975
Fatoumata

N/A

1695
Femi

N/A

unranked
Folami

honor and respect me

unranked
Folasade

N/A

11398
Funmilayo

N/A

unranked
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
Ibrahima

N/A

2884
Idrissa

interpreter

8556
Ife

love

unranked
Ifeanyi

N/A

7400
Ifeanyichukwu

N/A

11354
Ifeoma

good thing; beautiful thing

9861
Ifunanya

N/A

12637
Ijeoma

N/A

unranked
Ikechukwu

N/A

11414
Ikenna

father's power

4753
Jamil

beautiful, handsome

2400
Jamila

beautiful, graceful

1560
Jibril

N/A

2424
Job

persecuted

2318
Kadiatou

N/A

3908
Kayin

celebrated child

11694
Kayode

N/A

11634
Kehinde

second-born of twins or one who falls behind

16418
Kelechi

glorify God

14323
Khadija

premature child

1073
Kobina

N/A

unranked
Kodjo

N/A

unranked
Koffi

born on Friday

unranked
Kofi

born on Friday

16464
Kojo

born on Monday

8617
Kokou

N/A

unranked
Kwabena

Born on a Tuesday

5776
Kwadwo

Born on a Monday

7500
Kwaku

Born on a Wednesday

9462
Kwame

born on Saturday

3297
Kwasi

Born on a Sunday

10439
Kweku

N/A

unranked
Kwesi

N/A

8038
Ladi

N/A

unranked
Lassana

N/A

11662
Mahamadou

N/A

7519
Mamadou

N/A

1623
Mamadu

N/A

unranked
Mariama

N/A

2369
Maryam

drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

390
Mawuli

N/A

unranked
Modou

N/A

13508
Monifa

N/A

unranked
Moses

delivered from the water

505
Moussa

N/A

3489
Moustapha

N/A

7091
Muhammad

praiseworthy

245
Musa

delivered from the water

unranked
Mustafa

the chosen one

820
Naa

N/A

unranked
Ndidi

patience

unranked
Ngozi

blessing

13048
Nii

N/A

unranked
Nkechi

N/A

unranked
Nkechinyere

N/A

unranked
Nkemdilim

N/A

unranked
Nkiru

N/A

unranked
Nkiruka

N/A

unranked
Nnamdi

my father is alive

6695
Nneka

my mother is supreme

unranked
Nnenna

father's mother

16941
Olakunle

N/A

unranked
Olamilekan

my wealth has increased

unranked
Olanrewaju

N/A

13646
Olufemi

N/A

13714
Olufunke

N/A

unranked
Olufunmilayo

N/A

unranked
Oluwafunmilayo

N/A

14706
Peter

rock

192
Umar

flourishing, thriving

1165
Yusuf

Jehovah increases

475