Nesta**
#11,526 most common boys' name of all time · #29,469 across all names · 52% male / 48% female · used 1928–2024 · genuinely unisex
Rank among boys
#11,526
Rank overall
#29,469 of 105,966
First appeared
1928
Years on the list
25 of 146
All-time
207
Since 2016
45
Peak year
2018 #7,710
Best rank
#7,550 2000
Girls
Boys
peak 17/yr
Nesta first appears in 1928. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | — | 11 | — |
| 2018 | 7 | 10 | 17 | #7,710 |
| 2017 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,482 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | 12 | #10,934 |
| 2014 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,663 |
| 2013 | 6 | 5 | 11 | #12,369 |
| 2012 | 6 | 8 | 14 | #8,981 |
| 2011 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,185 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | 10 | #12,471 |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 | 12 | #10,018 |
| 2007 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,957 |
| 2006 | — | 7 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2004 | — | 5 | 5 | #11,597 |
| 2002 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,908 |
| 2000 | — | 8 | 8 | #7,550 |
| 1998 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,674 |
| 1995 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,120 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | 6 | — |
| 1939 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1938 | 6 | — | 6 | — |
| 1937 | 11 | — | 11 | — |
| 1935 | 6 | — | 6 | — |
| 1934 | 9 | — | 9 | — |
| 1930 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1928 | 5 | — | 5 | — |