Nneka is an Igbo It can also be a shortened version of the Igbo name Nnemkadi. The following people have the name:

• Nneka (singer) or Nneka Egbuna, Nigerian-German singer and songwriter
• Nneka Egbujiobi, Nigerian-American lawyer and former cast member on The Real Housewives of Potomac
• Nneka Abulokwe, British Nigerian tech and digital governance entrepreneur
• Nneka J. Adams, Canadian-based Nigerian actor, film writer, and movie producer
• Nneka Isaac Moses, Nigerian presenter, fashion designer, and the co-founder and managing director of the African cultural show, Goge Africa
• Nneka Ogwumike, American basketball player with the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks
• Nneka Okpala, New Zealand athlete
• Nneka Onuorah, American director and producer
• Nneka Onyejekwe, Romanian volleyball player with Voléro Zürich
• Nneka Ukuh, Nigerian track and field athlete