Naeco
SS Naeco was an American oil tanker built in 1918 as Charles M. Everest, in Wilmington, Delaware. She was renamed Naeco in 1933, after being purchased by the Pennsylvania Shipping Company. The tanker was torpedoed by U-124 and sunk off North Carolina on March 23, 1942 during World War II.
Meaning & Origin of Naeco
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
SS Naeco was an American oil tanker built in 1918 as Charles M. Everest, in Wilmington, Delaware. She was renamed Naeco in 1933, after being purchased by the Pennsylvania Shipping Company. The tanker was torpedoed by U-124 and sunk off North Carolina on March 23, 1942 during World War II.
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The Story of Naeco
Naeco first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2021, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 5 Naecos were born — ranking #12,141 that year. As of 2026, Naeco ranks #12,141 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Naecos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Naeco
Naeco is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2021 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Naeco's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #12,141. Use the chart and map above to compare Naeco's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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