Entry № 0606 · Igbo origin

Nneka Nneka — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ NEH-kah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Igbo

Meaning

"Mother is supreme"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Igbo)

The meaning

A name that means "mother is supreme".

Nneka is an Igbo (Nigerian) name combining nne (mother) and ka (is supreme/greater) — meaning "mother is supreme." The name carries the Igbo proverb that maternal lineage holds the highest reverence.

Nneka Egbuna (born 1981), the Nigerian-German singer, is the most internationally known bearer.

Mother is supreme. The Igbo maternal reverence.

Popularity

Where Nneka stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Nneka · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Nnekas before her.

Real people

Nneka Egbuna

Nigerian-German singer.

born 1981

In fiction

Nneka

Heroine of Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart.

1958 novel

Names connected to Nneka.

Numerology

The number behind Nneka.

The Communicator

Nneka reduces to three — the number of maternal reverence.

Parents on Nneka

Why families chose this name.

"Mother is supreme. The Igbo proverb. Five letters. Nneka."

Chioma · Mother of one · Lagos