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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Nneka

Nneka was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1913th; the most babies were born in 1992 (53). More babies were named Nneka in the 1990s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
199253 babies
Total since 1880
1,178babies recorded

Nneka popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#14,6556
2010#9,65012
2000#5,87819
1990#2,48149
1980#2,20846
1970#7,6996
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
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1890——
1880——

How popular is Nneka, counting every spelling?

Nneka has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Nneka?

About 1,100 people born in the US named Nneka are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 31 and 47. That makes Nneka mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Nneka by state

How common Nneka was among girls born in each state in 1990–1994, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNY0.04Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesGA0.02Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Nneka, girls, 1990–1994. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Nneka: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nneka, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Nneka

How popular is the name Nneka?

Nneka was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1972, when it ranked 1913th; the most babies were born in 1992 (53). More babies were named Nneka in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Nneka a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,178 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Nneka most popular?

In 1990–1994, Nneka was most common in New York (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Texas.