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Roneka

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How to Pronounce Roneka

Pronounced roh-NEE-kuh /roʊˈnikə/Low

Meaning: Roneka is an invented American name built from a Ro- opening (as in Rhonda or Ronnie) and the -neka ending shared with Shaneka, Laneka and Tameka. That -eka sound was a productive element in African American girls' naming of the 1970s and 1980s. Roneka's meaning is that stylish rhythm and family rather than a fixed dictionary root.Low

In 30 seconds: Roneka is a rare girl's name, a coinage in the Shaneka and Tameka family. It appeared around 1981 (said roh-NEE-kuh).
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Origin LowAfrican American, American
MeaningRoneka is an invented American name built from a Ro- opening (as in Rhonda or Ronnie) and the -neka ending shared with Shaneka, Laneka and Tameka. That -eka sound was a productive element in African American girls' naming of the 1970s and 1980s. Roneka's meaning is that stylish rhythm and family rather than a fixed dictionary root.
U.S. rank (1997)#15590 ↘ Falling
1997 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1981
Total births (all-time)≈ 134
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198119761997

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Roneka belongs to the -eka family of coined African American girls' names. It joins a Ro- opening to the popular -neka sound, reading as a personal variation on Shaneka and Tameka rather than a name with an inherited meaning. It was given to only a small number of girls at its brief moment.

Roneka had its small peak around 1981, given to only about fourteen girls in its peak year. A girl named Roneka then is in her mid-forties today, a Generation X name.

Did you know? The -eka ending in Roneka links it to a whole set of names - Shaneka, Laneka, Tameka - that flourished in African American communities across the 1970s and 1980s.
Overall data confidence 28%
References - Roneka — Modern African American coinage; Ro- + -neka (cf. Shaneka/Tameka); early-1980s use; meaning stylistic.

Variations

RoneikaRonikaShanekaTameka

Nicknames

RonniNeka

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If you like Roneka…

Tameka— an anchor -eka name Roneka echoes
Shaneka— a like coined name of the same family
Roneisha— a Ro- name of the same sound set
Laneka— a comparable -neka coinage of the era

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Roneka mean?

It is a modern African American coinage joining a Ro- opening to a -neka ending, in the Shaneka and Tameka family.

How do you pronounce Roneka?

It is said roh-NEE-kuh /roʊˈnikə/ - three syllables, stress on the middle.

Is Roneka a boy or girl name?

Roneka is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Roneka?

It was always rare, given to only about fourteen girls in its peak year around the early nineteen-eighties.

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