How Many People Are Named Nneka?
An estimated 1,114 people in the United States have the first name Nneka. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Nneka peaked in popularity in 1992 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nneka as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nneka paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,114
About 1 in 307,679 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1992
53 births
Total Registered
1,178
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nneka
Nneka is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,178 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nneka as a female name
Ranked #14,648 in 2020
6 female births in 2020
Peak: 1992 (53 births)
Nneka: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nneka span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 371 babies were registered. Nneka has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nneka by Decade
How has Nneka tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nneka by State
Birth registrations for Nneka span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan. On average, about 25 Nnekas were registered per state.
Nneka + Last Name Combinations
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Nneka: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nneka?
We estimate approximately 1,114 people named Nneka are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 307,679 Americans share this first name.
Is Nneka a common name?
Nneka is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,178 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nneka most popular?
Nneka reached peak popularity in 1992, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nneka is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nneka a female name?
Nneka is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nneka Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nneka Smith, Nneka Johnson, Nneka Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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