Recorded 1971–1998 Girls' name Peak 1971 122 births

Nkenge — girls' name

122 babies named Nkenge in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s921980s101990s20
1970s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Nkenge was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

25 babies were named Nkenge in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nkenge

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Nkenge between 1971 and 1998, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nkenge currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nkenge performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nkenge shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nkenge 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 122 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.

Nkenge at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

122

Since 1971

28 years of records

Peak year

1971

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1971

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1998

Nkenge popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1971

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1971)
25
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
051015202530 1998199519841978197519731971 25

Nkenge by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
92 births that decade — 75% of Nkenge's all-time total
1970s921980s101990s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nkenge?
122 babies have been named Nkenge since 1971. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1971 with 25 births.
When was Nkenge most popular?
Nkenge was most popular in the 1970s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Nkenge been used?
Nkenge has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 28 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Nkenge?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nkechi, Nkechinyere, Nkemdilim, Nkem. 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, 1971–1998 (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.