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SSA Revealed Top Baby Names In South Africa 2015 by lindapace28: 9:50am On Nov 03, 2016
Statistics South Africa (SSA) revealed the list of top baby boy and girl names in 2015 alongwith surnames.The registration of births in South Africa is administered by the DHA.

Rank Boy Names Numebr of Birth
1 Junior 10 743
2 Blessing 5 819
3 Gift 4 898
4 Bandile 4 078
5 Prince 3 721
6 Siyabonga 3 713
7 Melokuhle 3 513
8 Lethabo 3 280
9 Banele 2 864
10 Samkelo 2 748

Rank Girl Names Numebr of Birth
1 Precious 6 598
2 Princess 4 762
3 Angel 4 684
4 Amahle 3 998
5 Minenhle 3 347
6 Thandolwethu 3 204
7 Melokuhle 2 997
8 Blessing 2 919
9 Faith 2 906
10 Lesedi 2 851

Find more details here : http://www.babynamescube.com/blog/baby-names/top-baby-names-south-africa-2015/
Re: SSA Revealed Top Baby Names In South Africa 2015 by Lilimax(f): 10:25am On Nov 03, 2016
Just go to Niger Delta and see English names, you go fear.
Names like:
-Intelligent
-Memory
-Confidence
-Outstanding
-Testimony
-Marvellous
-Prosper
-knowledge
-Testimony
-Hardwork
-Great
-Harmony etc smiley

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Re: SSA Revealed Top Baby Names In South Africa 2015 by RGem(f): 10:09am On Nov 08, 2016
Lilimax:
Just go to Niger Delta and see English names, you go fear.
Names like:
-Intelligent
-Memory
-Confidence
-Outstanding
-Testimony
-Marvellous
-Prosper
-knowledge
-Testimony
-Hardwork
-Great
-Harmony etc smiley

You are so right. They are so obsessed with English names. You ll see someone bearing two English names together both as first name,middlename, and surname. Then you ll begin to wonder if they are Nigerians. Indigenous names should be strongly encouraged.

Proudly yoruba.

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