Neshawn vs Nestor

Side-by-side comparison of Neshawn and Nestor — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Neshawn

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Name B

Nestor

Boy name · Rank #1710

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Metric Neshawn Nestor
Current Rank Unranked #1710
Total Births (all years) 64 10,430
Peak Year 2005 1991
Peak Year Births 10 300
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1989 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Neshawn Nestor
1880ss — 5
1890ss — 17
1900ss — 26
1910ss — 185
1920ss — 257
1930ss — 217
1940ss — 214
1950ss — 404
1960ss — 536
1970ss — 768
1980ss 5 1,452
1990ss — 2,587
2000ss 48 2,023
2010ss 11 1,179
2020ss — 560

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Neshawn Nestor
2014 — 108
2015 — 125
2016 — 107
2017 5 126
2018 — 96
2019 — 108
2020 — 89
2021 — 94
2022 — 76
2023 — 91
2024 — 97
2025 — 113

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1989–2017.

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