Hausa Baby Names
11 Hausa names with researched meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 11 Hausa baby names below. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it said correctly. Names are listed most-popular first.
Hausa Girl Names
Annayah#6138 in the U.S.A spelling of Anaya — variously from the Hausa, 'a caring/look-after one', and the Hebrew, 'GodSanya#6512 in the U.S.From Sanskrit, 'born on Saturday; a dream'; also Hausa, 'praise, prestige'; also a Slavic pet fTanisha#6802 in the U.S.From Hausa Tanisha, 'born on a Monday'; also a popular modern African American name (sometimes Annaya#6866 in the U.S.A spelling of Anaya, variously 'caring; without a superior' (Sanskrit) or 'God answered' (HausaAneeka#12312 in the U.S.A spelling of Anika — read in Sanskrit as 'grace; brilliance' and in Hausa (West Africa) as 'swIyali#12423 in the U.S.A melodic modern name, possibly echoing the Hausa iyali ('family; household'), or simply a lyriHasana#14044 in the U.S.From Arabic hasana, 'a good deed; goodness, beauty', from the root h-s-n ('to be good, beautifuRakiya#14837 in the U.S.A Hausa and wider West African form of the Arabic name Ruqayyah, borne by a daughter of the ProAminatou#15699 in the U.S.A West African form of Aminah, from the Arabic root a-m-n, 'trustworthy, faithful, secure.' Ami
Hausa Boy Names
Abubakar#3242 in the U.S.Father ofJubril#13152 in the U.S.A West African, especially Nigerian, form of Jibril, the Arabic name of the archangel Gabriel,
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What are popular Hausa baby names?
Popular Hausa baby names include Abubakar, Annayah, Sanya, Tanisha, Annaya, Aneeka. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 11 Hausa baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.














