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Girl name

Nkenge

100% girls · last recorded 1998

Nkenge has been given to about 122 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1971, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 116
Median age today52 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nkenge per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1971 · 25
  • Born in 20250
  • All time122

How popular is Nkenge?

Its best year was 1971, when 25 babies were given the name, ranking 2849th. The typical living American called Nkenge is about 52 years old today.

Names that sound like Nkenge

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nelle0.56
  2. Noelle0.52
  3. Norene0.52
  4. Nellie0.48
  5. Nettie0.48
  6. Nannie0.47
  7. Nena0.45

Middle names for Nkenge

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nkenge Catherine0.80
  2. Nkenge Frances0.80
  3. Nkenge Belle0.80
  4. Nkenge Josephine0.80
  5. Nkenge Hazel0.80
  6. Nkenge Violet0.79

Sibling names for Nkenge

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.48
  2. Shawnbrother · 0.47
  3. Amysister · 0.47
  4. Damonbrother · 0.47
  5. Jennifersister · 0.47
  6. Jasonbrother · 0.46

Where Nkenge is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Nkenge Wilson0.75
    2. Nkenge Williams0.75
    3. Nkenge Walker0.75
    4. Nkenge Turner0.75
    5. Nkenge Torres0.75
    6. Nkenge Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Nkenge

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.