Girls' name · since 1973
Neka
155 babies named Neka in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,448 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 155
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
155 girls have been named Neka since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Neka recorded 155 times among girls since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2011.
- #22,448 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 155 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Neka ranks #22,448 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 155 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #22,448 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 155
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Neka's 155 recorded births place it above 68.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Neka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Neka's full recorded timeline at 1983, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1980 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Neka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2011
- Peak year (1980)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Neka by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (59 births, 38% of the file).
1980s was Neka's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Neka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
59 births
- 1990s
1990s
36 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 59 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Neka's decade-level peak was the 1980s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Neka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Neka draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.