Most Common Ethiopian Names & Meanings

Most Popular First Names In Ethiopia

Forebears knows about 82,778 unique forenames in Ethiopia and there are 1,176 people per name.

Rank	Gender	Forename	Incidence	Frequency
1	54%	Bekele	1,584,744	1:62
2	68%	Tadesse	1,158,215	1:84
3	100%	Mohammed	1,071,407	1:91
4	100%	Kassa	985,986	1:99
5	100%	Kebede	888,427	1:110
6	100%	Desta	846,353	1:115
7	73%	Ayele	840,457	1:116
8	73%	Haile	819,882	1:119
9	100%	Abebe	813,525	1:120
10	61%	Abera	746,945	1:131
11	100%	Mekonnen	603,035	1:162
12	100%	Ahmed	595,984	1:164
13	100%	Alemu	574,368	1:170
14	96%	Hailu	572,866	1:170
15	100%	Lemma	571,016	1:171
16	79%	Asefa	566,624	1:172
17	100%	Ali	543,853	1:179
18	100%	Tesfaye	534,721	1:182
19	100%	Lema	520,272	1:188
20	63%	Zeleke	492,299	1:198
21	85%	Berhe	453,692	1:215
22	97%	Beyene	444,214	1:220
23	100%	Tefera	439,475	1:222
24	91%	Mamo	434,504	1:225
25	86%	Belay	423,870	1:230
26	87%	Alemayehu	416,010	1:235
27	67%	Belete	357,868	1:273
28	90%	Asfaw	347,811	1:280
29	89%	Mengistu	336,368	1:290
30	100%	Getachew	334,634	1:292
31	80%	Abate	331,513	1:294
32	61%	Sisay	328,277	1:297
33	81%	Girma	327,352	1:298
34	100%	Hassen	326,427	1:299
35	100%	Tekle	318,105	1:307
36	75%	Melese	296,027	1:330
37	63%	Taye	294,987	1:331
38	100%	Seid	294,293	1:332
39	100%	Tilahun	293,137	1:333
40	100%	Mohamed	283,774	1:344
41	95%	Yimer	282,850	1:345
42	68%	Legesse	275,683	1:354
42	100%	Teshome	275,683	1:354
44	100%	Adem	268,748	1:363
45	80%	Kedir	254,530	1:383
46	100%	Mulugeta	254,183	1:384
47	87%	Getahun	253,836	1:384
48	100%	Negash	249,675	1:391
49	53%	Feleke	249,328	1:391
50	100%	Assefa	247,595	1:394
51	73%	Hagos	239,503	1:407
52	53%	Teka	239,041	1:408
53	90%	Balcha	236,498	1:413
54	100%	Solomon	230,834	1:423
55	100%	Hussen	228,984	1:426
56	89%	Nega	225,632	1:432
57	81%	Tadese	225,517	1:433
58	85%	Amare	224,014	1:436
59	100%	Tsegaye	221,702	1:440
60	100%	Ayalew	221,471	1:441
61	100%	Jemal	216,270	1:451
62	100%	Kasa	213,149	1:458
63	100%	Geleta	209,681	1:465
64	100%	Reta	209,334	1:466
65	100%	Mengesha	206,676	1:472
66	100%	Shifa	205,173	1:476
67	83%	Eshete	203,555	1:479
68	96%	Wolde	198,700	1:491
69	100%	Shiferaw	195,694	1:499
70	98%	Demise	188,643	1:517
71	100%	Mesfin	183,904	1:530
72	73%	Tulu	183,211	1:533
73	69%	Gudeta	181,014	1:539
74	80%	Debele	178,934	1:545
75	95%	Demissie	178,125	1:548
76	77%	Daba	177,431	1:550
77	100%	Ibrahim	175,697	1:555
78	97%	Berhanu	174,310	1:560
79	100%	Bogale	173,039	1:564
80	84%	Abdela	172,230	1:566
81	100%	Gebre	170,611	1:572
82	100%	Eshetu	169,571	1:575
83	100%	Abdi	167,722	1:582
84	100%	Desalegn	166,566	1:586
85	67%	Abay	166,103	1:587
86	100%	Dagne	165,872	1:588
87	-	Tesemma	165,757	1:589
88	100%	Daniel	164,716	1:592
89	90%	Zenebe	164,023	1:595
90	57%	Yilma	161,480	1:604
91	96%	Gizaw	161,133	1:605
92	88%	Chala	155,007	1:629
93	73%	Adane	153,966	1:634
94	70%	Berhane	153,620	1:635
95	88%	Gebru	153,504	1:636
96	71%	Nigussie	151,886	1:642
97	78%	Reda	151,655	1:643
98	80%	Zewde	151,308	1:645
99	52%	Kifle	150,961	1:646

99	100%	Maru	150,961	1:646
101	95%	Birhanu	150,499	1:648
102	100%	Ayana	150,383	1:649
103	100%	Temesgen	149,112	1:654
104	54%	Debela	148,418	1:657
105	100%	Dessie	147,956	1:659
106	66%	Endale	146,569	1:666
107	100%	Guta	146,453	1:666
108	98%	Mekonen	143,794	1:678
109	84%	Ketema	143,216	1:681
110	100%	Wordofa	142,292	1:686
111	51%	Fekadu	139,633	1:699
112	61%	Bedada	139,402	1:700
113	100%	Dawit	137,784	1:708
114	100%	Yohannes	136,743	1:713
115	66%	Zewdie	136,628	1:714
116	51%	Kassaye	136,281	1:716
117	100%	Ahimed	135,356	1:721
118	100%	Melaku	134,778	1:724
119	100%	Fanta	133,391	1:731
120	81%	Tola	132,813	1:735
121	100%	Kidane	131,542	1:742
122	70%	Biru	130,502	1:748
122	98%	Moges	130,502	1:748
124	100%	Hussien	129,114	1:756
125	89%	Terefe	127,612	1:765
126	100%	Molla	125,993	1:774
127	100%	Gebrie	125,069	1:780
128	100%	Mekuria	122,410	1:797
129	97%	Abreha	122,063	1:799
130	88%	Seyoum	119,867	1:814
131	60%	Tufa	119,752	1:815
132	100%	Samuel	118,133	1:826
133	100%	Yimam	117,324	1:832
134	100%	Gemechu	115,244	1:847
135	100%	Yesuf	114,666	1:851
136	100%	Alene	113,972	1:856
137	100%	Gebeyehu	112,469	1:867
138	85%	Ashenafi	111,660	1:874
138	99%	Demeke	111,660	1:874
140	61%	Mersha	111,198	1:877
141	85%	Fikadu	110,967	1:879
142	64%	Nuru	110,620	1:882
142	92%	Oumer	110,620	1:882
144	70%	Gidey	109,811	1:888
144	98%	Mehamed	109,811	1:888
146	100%	Yasin	108,424	1:900
147	100%	Kemal	107,383	1:909
148	73%	Fetene	107,268	1:909
149	100%	Dejene	106,459	1:916
150	62%	Arega	106,228	1:918
151	71%	Tsega	105,534	1:924
152	89%	Teferi	105,418	1:925
153	100%	Adera	105,072	1:929
153	100%	Leta	105,072	1:929
155	100%	Dereje	104,609	1:933
156	88%	Geda	103,685	1:941
157	88%	Tamene	103,569	1:942
158	100%	Regasa	103,338	1:944
159	71%	Bedane	101,951	1:957
160	100%	Legese	101,142	1:965
161	100%	Belachew	100,910	1:967
162	100%	Ayano	99,639	1:979
162	100%	Nur	99,639	1:979
164	100%	Belaye	98,252	1:993
164	100%	Ebrahim	98,252	1:993
166	100%	Mehammed	96,402	1:1,012
167	91%	Gashaw	96,287	1:1,013
168	52%	Addis	96,056	1:1,016
168	100%	Tessema	96,056	1:1,016
170	100%	Tegegn	95,940	1:1,017
171	100%	Habtamu	95,824	1:1,018
172	89%	Nure	94,784	1:1,029
173	73%	Getu	94,553	1:1,032
174	82%	Fantaye	94,322	1:1,034
175	100%	Kassahun	93,744	1:1,041
176	51%	Asrat	93,397	1:1,045
177	100%	Nigatu	93,281	1:1,046
178	100%	Telila	92,935	1:1,050
179	60%	Gutema	92,819	1:1,051
180	87%	Tesema	92,241	1:1,058
181	76%	Mulatu	92,010	1:1,060
181	96%	Zegeye	92,010	1:1,060
183	81%	Mitiku	91,779	1:1,063
184	100%	Wondimu	91,663	1:1,064
185	100%	Yonas	91,201	1:1,070
186	100%	Zerihun	90,738	1:1,075
187	73%	Kassie	90,507	1:1,078
188	74%	Kasaye	89,929	1:1,085
189	85%	Mammo	89,698	1:1,088
190	100%	Merga	89,583	1:1,089
191	83%	Argaw	88,311	1:1,105
192	100%	Chane	88,195	1:1,106
193	100%	Adugna	87,964	1:1,109
193	100%	Meseret	87,964	1:1,109
195	84%	Tolosa	86,924	1:1,122
196	100%	Zelalem	86,577	1:1,127
197	72%	Mulat	85,768	1:1,137
198	100%	Admasu	84,728	1:1,151
199	100%	Kahsay	84,150	1:1,159

200	61%	Mulu	83,803	1:1,164
201	96%	Engida	83,572	1:1,167
201	100%	Tesfay	83,572	1:1,167
203	100%	Tadele	83,341	1:1,171
203	100%	Tewodros	83,341	1:1,171
203	64%	Woldie	83,341	1:1,171
206	100%	Temam	82,763	1:1,179
207	100%	Sima	82,416	1:1,184
208	100%	Abdulahi	81,838	1:1,192
209	100%	Hasen	81,491	1:1,197
209	100%	Kenea	81,491	1:1,197
211	50%	Asmare	81,376	1:1,199
212	69%	Redi	81,260	1:1,201
213	87%	Fenta	81,144	1:1,202
214	100%	Teklu	80,566	1:1,211
215	100%	Abdu	79,873	1:1,221
216	61%	Mesele	79,411	1:1,229
216	100%	Michael	79,411	1:1,229
218	96%	Anteneh	78,948	1:1,236
219	99%	Endris	78,717	1:1,239
220	100%	Elias	78,486	1:1,243
221	96%	Ahemed	78,370	1:1,245
222	100%	Aman	78,255	1:1,247
223	100%	Sultan	77,792	1:1,254
224	100%	Addisu	77,561	1:1,258
225	64%	Ferede	77,446	1:1,260
226	67%	Niguse	76,983	1:1,267
227	100%	Melka	76,174	1:1,281
228	100%	Haji	75,943	1:1,285
229	89%	Tsige	75,827	1:1,287
230	100%	Habte	75,712	1:1,289
231	100%	Gemeda	74,093	1:1,317
231	90%	Tsehay	74,093	1:1,317
233	63%	Shibeshi	73,515	1:1,327
234	69%	Dubale	73,400	1:1,329
235	50%	Baye	73,053	1:1,335
236	100%	Omer	72,938	1:1,338
237	93%	Tigist	72,591	1:1,344
238	100%	Husen	72,013	1:1,355
239	100%	Getaneh	71,435	1:1,366
240	100%	Awol	71,088	1:1,372
240	100%	Girmay	71,088	1:1,372
240	100%	Takele	71,088	1:1,372
243	84%	Derese	70,972	1:1,375
244	100%	Sani	70,857	1:1,377
245	100%	Debebe	70,279	1:1,388
246	90%	Siraj	70,048	1:1,393
247	92%	Areda	69,932	1:1,395
248	97%	Umer	69,817	1:1,397
249	100%	Lakew	69,585	1:1,402
250	100%	Beshir	69,354	1:1,407
250	87%	Jima	69,354	1:1,407
252	100%	Henok	69,007	1:1,414
252	65%	Muleta	69,007	1:1,414
254	100%	Zewude	68,892	1:1,416
255	100%	Abraham	68,661	1:1,421
256	100%	Demisse	68,545	1:1,423
257	84%	Araya	67,967	1:1,435
257	100%	Sintayehu	67,967	1:1,435
259	100%	Mussa	67,736	1:1,440
260	100%	Tegegne	67,505	1:1,445
261	100%	Abegaz	67,389	1:1,448
261	100%	Gezahegn	67,389	1:1,448
263	66%	Bayu	67,274	1:1,450
264	100%	Belayneh	67,042	1:1,455
264	100%	Olana	67,042	1:1,455
266	100%	Degefa	66,696	1:1,463
267	72%	Tezera	66,580	1:1,465
268	53%	Fufa	66,464	1:1,468
269	96%	Chanie	65,771	1:1,483
270	96%	Deressa	65,655	1:1,486
271	82%	Tolla	65,309	1:1,494
272	65%	Benti	64,962	1:1,502
273	74%	Abeje	64,846	1:1,504
274	100%	Gelaye	64,499	1:1,513
274	100%	Mola	64,499	1:1,513
276	88%	Kiros	64,153	1:1,521
277	100%	Genet	63,344	1:1,540
278	100%	Yared	62,997	1:1,549
279	100%	Dadi	62,766	1:1,554
280	-	Woreda	62,303	1:1,566
281	66%	Fantahun	62,072	1:1,572
281	63%	Muluneh	62,072	1:1,572
283	98%	Aklilu	61,841	1:1,578
284	64%	Aboye	61,725	1:1,581
285	100%	Tena	61,494	1:1,586
285	81%	Tsegay	61,494	1:1,586
287	74%	Aweke	61,378	1:1,589
288	81%	Birhane	61,263	1:1,592
288	100%	Tarekegn	61,263	1:1,592
290	100%	Jimma	61,147	1:1,596
290	100%	Tolossa	61,147	1:1,596
292	100%	Aliye	60,916	1:1,602
293	100%	Tafese	60,801	1:1,605
294	83%	Mergia	60,454	1:1,614
295	100%	Seifu	60,338	1:1,617
296	100%	Said	59,876	1:1,629
297	91%	Roba	59,645	1:1,636
298	88%	Hiwot	59,529	1:1,639
298	91%	Melesse	59,529	1:1,639

300	77%	Begashaw	59,413	1:1,642
300	100%	Fita	59,413	1:1,642
302	100%	Wassie	59,298	1:1,645
303	100%	Berta	59,182	1:1,648
304	100%	Bereda	59,067	1:1,652
305	100%	Deresa	58,835	1:1,658
306	87%	Tibebu	58,720	1:1,661
307	100%	Tafesse	58,604	1:1,665
308	100%	Tura	57,911	1:1,685
309	100%	Tolera	57,795	1:1,688
310	100%	Gobena	57,448	1:1,698
311	100%	Marie	56,870	1:1,715
311	100%	Meshesha	56,870	1:1,715
313	100%	Tariku	56,639	1:1,722
314	100%	Zewdu	55,946	1:1,744
315	100%	Biruk	55,830	1:1,747
315	100%	Ejigu	55,830	1:1,747
317	100%	Tamirat	55,599	1:1,755
318	89%	Nuri	55,368	1:1,762
319	100%	Geremew	55,252	1:1,766
320	100%	Alem	54,905	1:1,777
321	100%	Muhammed	54,674	1:1,784
322	63%	Shikur	54,212	1:1,800
323	68%	Regassa	54,096	1:1,803
324	68%	Wako	53,981	1:1,807
325	91%	Hunde	53,750	1:1,815
326	100%	Mehari	53,403	1:1,827
327	100%	Fereja	53,287	1:1,831
328	53%	Deme	53,172	1:1,835
329	100%	Ermias	53,056	1:1,839
329	100%	Tiruneh	53,056	1:1,839
331	70%	Werku	52,825	1:1,847
332	100%	Agegnehu	52,709	1:1,851
332	87%	Yalew	52,709	1:1,851
334	100%	Bezabih	52,247	1:1,867
335	100%	Amanuel	51,900	1:1,880
336	100%	Degu	51,784	1:1,884
337	84%	Aynalem	51,669	1:1,888
338	69%	Ademe	51,553	1:1,892