Nnenna
Nnenna is a name with a single cultural origin: Igbo.
- Igbo
Meaning & Origin of Nnenna
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nnenna is a name with a single cultural origin: Igbo.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Igbo
The Story of Nnenna
The earliest SSA record of Nnenna as a baby girl name dates back to 1975, when 5 babies received it. 1996 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Nnenna — #6,392 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 31% of all recorded Nnennas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 292 Nnennas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nnenna
Nnenna is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 292 births in the dataset. Nnenna's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #6,392. Use the chart and map above to compare Nnenna's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- 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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.