The baby name Nwoke is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NWOH-keh (IPA: /ˈnwɔ.kɛ/).
Nwoke is Igbo in Origin.
The baby name Nwoke is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NWOH-keh (IPA: /ˈnwɔ.kɛ/).
Nwoke is Igbo in Origin.
Nwoke is an Igbo (Nigerian) name deriving from the everyday noun for "man," built from nwa "person/child" + oke "male/strong," yielding the sense "adult male; husband." As a given name it conveys hopes for strength, maturity, and upright character, and it also appears widely as a hereditary surname across Igbo communities.
Attested in missionary and civil records from the late 19th and 20th centuries, Nwoke remains current in Nigeria and the Igbo diaspora, sometimes chosen to honor paternal lineage. Orthographic variation reflects tone-marking conventions: Nwoké (with an acute on the final vowel) appears in scholarly Igbo, while unmarked Nwoke dominates in everyday writing. Closely related compounds include Nwokedi, Nwokoma ("good man"), Nwokoye, and Nwokolo, which extend the base meaning with additional elements. The semantic counterpart is Nwanyi ("woman"), underscoring its role within a paired naming system.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | 0 | #252 | 13 | 5,926 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #634 | 154 | 15,093 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #731 | 227 | 16,906 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,143 | 1 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Nwoke is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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