Girl name Igbo origin Traditional tradition

Nneka

nay-KAH · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Mother is supreme or mother is greater.
Language
Igbo
Culture
Igbo/Nigerian
Religion
Traditional
Style era
classic
Themes
virtue
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Popularity over time

2020 rank#14648
2020 births6
Peak year1992
First appeared1970
Total US births1,178
1992 peak19701983199520082020
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Nne
Alternate spellings
Nnẹka

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