| Emeka | Nnamdi | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | God has done great | My father is alive |
| Origin | igbo | igbo |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | eh-MEH-kah | NAHM-dee |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1991 (16) | 1997 (34) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Emeka | Nnamdi |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 52 | 91 |
| 2010s | 83 | 184 |
| 2000s | 113 | 160 |
| 1990s | 108 | 207 |
| 1980s | 88 | 130 |
| 1970s | 37 | 43 |
A short form of Chukwuemeka, Igbo for 'God has done great / done much' (Chukwu 'God' + emeka 'has done a great deed'). Masculine.
Igbo, 'my father is (still) alive' or 'my father lives on,' from nna ('father') + m ('my') + di ('is alive'), often given when a child is seen as a departed relative returning. Masculine.
Emeka and Nnamdi are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Emeka means God has done great (igbo origin), while Nnamdi means My father is alive (igbo origin).
In US records, Emeka first appears in 0 and Nnamdi in 0, so Emeka has the longer recorded history.