Nneka
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- n-NEH-ka
- Origin
- Igbo
Nneka is a girls' name of Igbo origin, meaning “mother is supreme”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nneka mean?
Igbo: Igbo nne 'mother' + ka 'greater'
“mother is supreme”
Is Nneka a girl's or a boy's name?
Nneka is a girls' name.
How popular is Nneka in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nneka in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Nneka in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,832 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Nneka in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 53 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Nneka in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nneka in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16,507 |
| 2013 | 8 | #11,964 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 19 | #6,050 |
| 2002 | 17 | #6,386 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 19 | #5,700 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 28 | #4,020 |
| 1997 | 27 | #4,004 |
| 1996 | 28 | #3,826 |
| 1995 | 35 | #3,215 |
| 1994 | 45 | #2,696 |
| 1993 | 46 | #2,634 |
| 1992 | 53 | #2,428 |
| 1991 | 41 | #2,837 |
| 1990 | 49 | #2,459 |
| 1989 | 38 | #2,873 |
| 1988 | 31 | #3,160 |
| 1987 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 1986 | 22 | #3,755 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,125 |
| 1984 | 20 | #3,873 |
| 1983 | 29 | #2,909 |
| 1982 | 26 | #3,259 |
| 1981 | 51 | #2,028 |
| 1980 | 46 | #2,189 |
| 1979 | 32 | #2,724 |
| 1978 | 39 | #2,305 |
| 1977 | 34 | #2,515 |
| 1976 | 35 | #2,334 |
| 1975 | 38 | #2,196 |
| 1974 | 31 | #2,433 |
| 1973 | 36 | #2,171 |
| 1972 | 44 | #1,890 |
| 1971 | 22 | #3,062 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
Names like Nneka
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chioma Chidera Chimkasimma Chizara Adesuwa Temiloluwa Chiara Chisimdi Ifeoluwa Nikola Inioluwa Eriifeoluwa
More Igbo names
Amara Munachimso Chimamanda Jidenna Kamsiyochukwu Chizaram Amarachi Tobechukwu Obi Mazi Adanna Adaeze Chidubem Ifechukwu Chisom Tobenna
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nneka: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nneka, updated 20 October 2026.