Recorded 1973–2011 Girls' name Peak 1980 155 births

Neka — girls' name

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.

1970s541980s591990s362010s6
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Neka was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

12 babies were named Neka in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neka

The Social Security Administration has registered 155 babies named Neka between 1973 and 2011, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neka currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neka performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Neka shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neka in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 155 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Neka at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

155

Since 1973

39 years of records

Peak year

1980

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1973

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2011

Neka popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1973

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1980)
12
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
468101214 20111994198819841981197819751973 6

Neka by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
59 births that decade — 38% of Neka's all-time total
1970s541980s591990s362010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neka?
155 babies have been named Neka since 1973. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1980 with 12 births.
When was Neka most popular?
Neka was most popular in the 1980s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Neka been used?
Neka has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 39 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Neka?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nekia, Nekisha, Nekita, Nekesha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.