Girls' name · since 1970
Nneka
Nneka has 1,178 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,706 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,178
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nneka is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,178 have been recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nneka has been recorded 1,178 times among girls since 1970, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2020.
- #6,706 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,178 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nneka ranks #6,706 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,178 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,706 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,178
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nneka's 1,178 recorded births place it above 90.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Nneka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nneka's full recorded timeline at 1994, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2014, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 53 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nneka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2020
- Peak year (1992)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Nneka by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (371 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Nneka's strongest decade.
371 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Nneka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
317 births
- 1980s
1980s
306 births
- 1990s
1990s
371 births
- 2000s 130
2000s
130 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 371 births (31% of all-time use).
How Nneka compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nneka's total volume
Nneka by state
Where Nneka concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 112 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 32 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 19 | 1.6% |
| #4 | California | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #5 | District of Columbia | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
112 of 1,178 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Nneka appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nneka's data
- Nneka's decade-level peak was the 1990s (371 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nnekas (112 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Nneka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1970–2020 (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 Nneka 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.