Nestor vs Nesta

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

Name A

Nestor

Boy name · Rank #1707

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Name B

Nesta

Boy name

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nestor Nesta
2014 108 10
2015 125 —
2016 107 6
2017 126 5
2018 96 10
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, 1885–2024.

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