Nesta vs Nestor

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

Name A

Nesta

Boy name

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Name B

Nestor

Boy name · Rank #1707

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Metric Nesta Nestor
Current Rank Unranked #1707
Total Births (all years) 108 10,317
Peak Year 2014 1991
Peak Year Births 10 300
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1995 1885

Births by Decade

Decade Nesta Nestor
1880ss — 5
1890ss — 17
1900ss — 26
1910ss — 185
1920ss — 257
1930ss — 217
1940ss — 214
1950ss — 404
1960ss — 536
1970ss — 768
1980ss — 1,452
1990ss 11 2,587
2000ss 39 2,023
2010ss 58 1,179
2020ss — 447

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nesta Nestor
2014 10 108
2015 — 125
2016 6 107
2017 5 126
2018 10 96
2019 — 108
2020 — 89
2021 — 94
2022 — 76
2023 — 91
2024 — 97

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, 1995–2018.

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