Neka

NEH-kuh /ˈnɛkə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Neka is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1980s and has all but disappeared.

Neka is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2011. Neka was first reported in SSA data in 1973 and peaked in 1980 (12 births).

About the name Neka

PronunciationNEH-kuh /ˈnɛkə/
12peak births 1980
1973first in SSA data

Names similar to Neka

How popular is Neka?

Girls named Neka
197319801990200020102011
Girls named Neka per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1973–2011 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2011) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Neka total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201166#16,223
19976—#13,246
19957—#11,384
19945—#15,038
19929—#9,272
19909—#9,003
19885—#13,229
19866—#10,464
19856—#10,228
19847—#8,828
19838—#7,813
19828—#7,978
19817—#8,735
198012—#5,794
197911—#6,034
19788—#7,420
19778—#7,343
19767—#7,857
19758—#6,930
19746—#8,384
19736—#8,095