Nigerian Origin · Name Guide

233 Meaningful Nigerian Baby Names (Rich in Meaning & Tradition)

Browse 764 Nigerian baby names with full meanings, cultural context, and pronunciation.

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Yoruba and Igbo names often function as full sentences or prayers, not single-word labels
Traditional naming ceremonies typically happen around 7-8 days after birth
Many names encode birth circumstances — birth order, family status, or an answered prayer
Names starting with "Ade-" (royal/crown) and "Ayo-" (joy) are especially common in Yoruba naming

Nigerian Girl Names

314 girl names of Nigerian origin — showing top 120

Adelola

royalty brings wealth, crown wealth

Aderinsola

Crown of wealth, wealth has arrived

Adaolisa

Igbo

Adaku

the child is a blessing

Atinuke

One who is cared for by the family.

Adaora

Igbo

Aremi

a child born into the world with a challenging fate

Azu

The first-born daughter

Adekemi

crown/royalty brings joy.

Crown of wealth

Yoruba

Edo

the one who comes to the world

Akeiba

A woman who is born at the time of a festival

Anuli

God's will

Amarachi

God's grace.

Adaugo

the one born after twins; 'daughter of the twins'.

Adesewa

the crown/royalty has arrived

Anuoluwapo

God's mercy is great

Adesina

Crown of wealth

Abeni

We asked for her, and behold, she has arrived

Crown or royalty.

Edo

wealthy

Yoruba

Crown of honor or a deity, emphasizing valor and nobility.

Amaka

beautiful or precious one

Yoruba

African

Yoruba

Igbo

My father's daughter

wealth is the source of joy.

Yoruba

Yoruba

eagle

Peace

Joyful

Igbo

Igbo

child born on a Friday

Anjola

Anjola - 'The wealth of the world is coming to me'

Adaeze

daughter of a king

Adesola

crown of wealth

Adamma

A child whose father is a good man

Ajeenah

Noble

Alero

One who brings joy or happiness.

one that brings joy

Yoruba

Yoruba

Yoruba

God's grace has come

father's daughter

one who walks in serenity or peace

Biafra

the land of the rising sun

Bosede

Born on Sunday

Bisola

adding wealth or richness

Bolanle

a house of wealth has come home

Chinenyenwa

God gives the children

God has blessed me

God is good

Igbo

God will fight for me

God's gift

God's goodness

Igbo

Igbo

God decides my fate

God is good

God has answered my prayers.

God answers prayers

God saves

God is beautiful

God owns/carries me

God answers

God is good

God has answered

Igbo

follower of Christ

Igbo

Igbo

God's time has come

Igbo

Meaning 'God has saved' or 'God protects'.

God's gift

Good God

God's own

Igbo

Beautiful

Yoruba

Yoruba

God has lifted me up

Nigerian

God's gift

Igbo

The joy of my wealth

To provide or to offer help.

Ezichi

God's will

Enga

to be well

100

Ehi

Igbo

101

Ezinne

good mother

102

Ebere

God's mercy

103

Emem

Efik

104

Ebunoluwa

gift of God

105

Ese

God's gift

106

Ebe

Yoruba

107

Eseosa

God's gift

108

Ewaoluwa

God's income

109

Folashade

Yoruba

110

Feyisayo

Joy has come as a source of wealth

111

Fayola

Yoruba

112

Foluke

Yoruba

113

Folasade

Wealth or honor is behind the curtain

114

Frimmy

The one who brings joy

115

Fola

Wealthy

116

Funmilayo

Yoruba

117

Folami

To show love

118

Hawanatu

gift of God

119

Hauwa

Life

120

Hassanatou

Goodness, beauty

Nigerian Boy Names

297 boy names of Nigerian origin — showing top 120

Yoruba

Yoruba

Yoruba

the crown has returned

Adejare

Crown or wealth has arrived.

God's hand

Yoruba

Bringer of joy

A name meaning 'strong' or 'brave'.

Igbo

The sun rises

wealth has come home

wealth has come home

Yoruba

Igbo

The crown of wealth

crown of wealth / wealth has come home

God's will

Yoruba

Yoruba

Bravery, strength

The crown meets joy

Bringer of wealth and joy

Ayobami

my joy has come

Afolabi

Yoruba

Adefolarin

The crown brings wealth.

Adedamola

Adedamola means 'crown of wealth has come'.

Adedeji

The crown has changed or the crown is now worthy.

Akintunde

The brave one returns

Yoruba

Helped, supported

Yoruba

One who is worthy of being honored

Akachukwu

Igbo

Akinola

Bravery or courage has come home

Akin

brave, strong, valorous

Arabic

Joy has come home.

Yoruba

God's time has come

Yoruba

God has come to bless me

Yoruba

Yoruba

God's wealth

Meaning 'royalty has come home'.

Adeniyi

the crown or royalty is the essence of my life

Adebowale

Crown has come home

Asukulu

Igbo

Aderemi

crown or honor has come

Efik

Strength

father has returned

A name that can mean 'the son who brings wealth'.

Bamidele

Follow me home.

Babatunde

Father has come again

strength

wakes up with wealth

God's strength.

Igbo

God has done well

Igbo

Igbo

God has given

God has given me wealth

God leads me

God's power

God guides me

God is great

God is my power

God is always with us.

Chiedozie

God has answered my prayer

God knows the way

God has done well

God is the king

God's time has come

God leads

Igbo

God's strength

meaning 'God has lifted me up'.

Chiebuka

God's will is supreme

Chidiebere

Igbo

Chimdiebube

God's will is supreme

Igbo

Igbo

God knows

God's strength is my power

God's goodness

God is with us

God leads

God exists

God is my strength

God's own

God has brought me

Igbo

God has given

God's strength

God leads.

God has visited

100

Chiemerie

Igbo

101

Chimereze

God's great power or God's miracle.

102

Chibuike

God is my strength

103

Chijioke

God gives wisdom

104

Damilare

Yoruba

105

Damazi

Strong-willed and determined.

106

Darey

Yoruba

107

Damisi

One who brings happiness

108

Deriam

A name meaning 'one who is a light' or 'illuminator'.

109

Dozie

Igbo

110

Dmere

To lead

111

Dauda

Arabic

112

Eze

king

113

Eghosa

God’s will or God's plan

114

Ekemini

Ibibio

115

Etinosa

Edo

116

Emere

Brave

117

Esan

wealthy, prosperous

118

Efosa

Esan

119

Etoyi

God loves me

120

Eson

God's will

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Nigerian Unisex Names

153 gender-neutral names of Nigerian origin — showing top 120

Adeyemi

Crown of wealth

Ayomikun

joy has added to my wealth

Yoruba

Noble and honorable

Yoruba

To be rich or wealthy

Amara

grace

Araoluwa

God's presence is with us

Adeyinka

Crown or honor fills the home

Adedoyin

Crown of wealth

Anuoluwa

Yoruba

Adisa

one who is clear or lucid

crown, royalty

wealth has come home

Crown of wealth

wealth brings happiness

My joy has come

Yoruba

My joy is enough

the one who knows

born in wealth

returns from across the ocean

Anjolaoluwa

God's blessing is abundant

joy has come home

Yoruba

The wealth of God.

Crown of wealth

English

God's will is great

God has spoken

God has created good.

God has won

God has answered me.

God has said

God has written for me

God answers me

God thinks/considers

God follows me

God has written it

Joy arrives

The crown has come to me

Damilola

Yoruba

Darasimi

The name Darasimi means 'goodness is enough for me' or 'God's goodness is sufficient'.

Eniola

wealth has come home

Ekene

the achievement is greater

God's Glory

God's love

God has come

God has done so much

a gift or blessing

Yoruba

Joy is from God

the one who brings peace

The wonders of God

Blessing of God

Yoruba

God's joy is rising

My joy has come from God

Ifechukwu

Igbo

Iremide

my destiny has arrived

Ifeoluwa

God's will

Inioluwa

God's essence is in wealth

Imo

Igbo

Iyinoluwa

the joy of God

Iretomiwa

The one who brings wealth or blessings

Yoruba

God's will

What I ask for

Igbo

What I asked for

God's treasure

What I asked God for

God's will

second-born of twins

God's wakefulness

One who is beautiful

God has done well for me

Mojolaoluwa

The wealth of the Lord, God has provided wealth

Igbo

Death is God's

God's gift

Yoruba

God's plans

I am the one who is worthy; God has given me worth

Ngozi

Igbo

Oreoluwa

God's wealth

Oluwatamilore

God has given me wisdom or understanding

God has fashioned me

Wealth

Yoruba

A beloved name with deep roots

Oluwadara

God's wealth has come.

Oluwatofunmi

Yoruba

Oluwatobiloba

Yoruba

Oluwatosin

God has come to save me

Oluwatobi

God is great

Olamiposi

The world is blessed

Oluwateniola

God has given me wealth

Oluwatoniloba

God has added to my wealth

100

Oluwaferanmi

God has done this for me

101

Oluwasemilore

God has done well for me

102

Omotayo

a child brings joy

103

Oluwalonimi

God has turned my situation around

104

Oluwadamilola

God has blessed me with wealth

105

Ovie

To be rich

106

Oluwaseyifunmi

Yoruba

107

Oyindamola

Joy has come again from wealth

108

Oluwafikayomi

God has given me a blessing.

109

Oluwatomisin

Yoruba

110

Osinachi

God's time

111

Oluwanifemi

God loves me or God has given me love

112

Olamide

Yoruba

113

Oluwajomiloju

God has brought me this joy; God's joy is what I bring

114

Oluwaseun

God has done this for us.

115

Ogechukwu

God’s time

116

Oluwaseyi

Yoruba

117

Oluwapelumi

Yoruba

118

Odera

a blessed child

119

Oreofeoluwa

God’s gift of wealth or prosperity

120

Oshun

Yoruba

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