Girls' name · since 1971
Nkenge
Nkenge has 122 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nkenge sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 122 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Nkenge recorded 122 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1998.
- #24,952 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 122 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nkenge ranks #24,952 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #24,952 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nkenge's 122 recorded births place it above 65.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nkenge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nkenge splits its recorded history at 1978: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nkenge popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1998
- Peak year (1971)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Nkenge by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (92 births, 75% of the file).
1970s was Nkenge's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Nkenge births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
92 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 92 births (75% of all-time use).
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- Nkenge's decade-level peak was the 1970s (92 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 1990s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nkenge: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~27 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, 1971–1998 (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 Nkenge 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.