Nneka is a girl's name of African origin meaning “the mother is supreme.” In England & Wales it was given to 5 girls in 2022.
Nneka belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “the mother is supreme” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Nneka first appears in Social Security records in 1970. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1913 in 1972, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 1,178 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Nneka means “the mother is supreme” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Nneka is a girl name. In England & Wales, 5 babies received the name in 2022.
Nneka comes from the African tradition.
Nneka first appears in US records in 1970. Its best-ever ranking was #1913 in 1972, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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