Nnaemeka
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nah-eh-MEH-ka
- Origin
- Igbo
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Nnaemeka is a boys' name of Igbo origin, meaning “the father has done great things”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Nnaemeka mean?
Igbo: from nna 'father' + emeka 'has done much'
“the father has done great things”
An Igbo name of thanksgiving, often shortened to Emeka.
Is Nnaemeka a girl's or a boy's name?
Nnaemeka is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nnaemeka in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Nnaemeka, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2006, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Nnaemeka in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
Nicknames for Nnaemeka
Names like Nnaemeka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chukwuebuka, Tobechukwu, Ifechukwu, Naetochukwu, Somtochukwu, Enioluwa, Ifeoluwa, Inioluwa, Kenechukwu, Araoluwa, Obaloluwa, Ireoluwa
More Igbo names
Amara, Munachimso, Chimamanda, Jidenna, Kamsiyochukwu, Chizaram, Amarachi, Obi, Mazi, Adanna, Adaeze, Chidera, Chidubem, Chisom, Tobenna, Chiziterem
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nnaemeka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nnaemeka, updated 20 October 2026.