Fun Facts About the Name Nyoka
- 946 babies named Nyoka: U.S. records list 946 babies given the name Nyoka from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Nyoka Mean?
Nyoka is a word name from the Bantu languages of eastern and southern Africa. In Swahili, nyoka means 'snake,' and Shona has the same word. Related Bantu languages use forms with an initial vowel, such as Zulu and Xhosa inyoka. The name is not a diminutive or a compound; it is the ordinary noun used as a personal name. Because nyoka is simply the noun for the animal, the name has no separate etymological meaning beyond 'snake.'
Nyoka Name History & Origins
Nyoka belongs to the Bantu-language area of eastern and southern Africa. The word's use as a personal name fits a common pattern in many Bantu-speaking communities, where names are drawn from ordinary vocabulary; related forms such as Zulu and Xhosa inyoka show the noun-class prefix that is absent in Swahili and Shona nyoka. Nyoka is also found as a surname in southern Africa. A notable English-language use is the heroine Nyoka Meredith in the 1940s Republic serials Jungle Girl and Perils of Nyoka; this is a fictional use, not the source of the name. Nyoka has also been used as a feminine given name in English-speaking countries, and the specific route by which it entered English naming is not well documented.
How Popular is the Name Nyoka?
Nyoka has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1943. Its best rank was #1,034 in 1943.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | #19,756 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #15,265 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #10,857 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2001 | #14,848 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #10,862 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #9,604 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #15,095 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #11,413 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #8,521 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #11,350 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #9,980 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #6,748 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #9,391 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #5,245 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #6,462 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #5,266 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #7,933 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #5,066 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #5,125 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #5,492 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #5,153 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #3,868 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1978 | #4,200 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1977 | #4,015 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1976 | #3,778 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1975 | #3,479 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1974 | #4,172 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1973 | #2,441 | 31 | 0.0021% |
| 1972 | #2,650 | 27 | 0.0018% |
| 1971 | #2,923 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1970 | #7,704 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #4,354 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #3,723 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1966 | #6,347 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #5,163 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #5,850 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #3,431 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #3,944 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #3,558 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1960 | #5,059 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #3,766 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #3,499 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #4,120 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #3,455 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1955 | #2,207 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1954 | #2,861 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1953 | #2,574 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1952 | #2,889 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1951 | #1,830 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1950 | #2,038 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1949 | #2,115 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1948 | #1,542 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1947 | #1,687 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1946 | #2,138 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1945 | #1,651 | 26 | 0.0020% |
| 1944 | #1,568 | 28 | 0.0021% |
| 1943 | #1,034 | 60 | 0.0043% |
| 1942 | #1,190 | 45 | 0.0033% |
| 1941 | #4,890 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Nyoka Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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