Total births
101
Girls' name · since 1963
Nesa
101 babies named Nesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 101
- total births
- 1963–2023
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
Nesa is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 101 have been recorded since 1963.
Nesa has 101 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2023.
- 101 total births
- 1963–2023 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 51% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
101 girls have been named Nesa since 1963, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.
- 101
- total births
- 1963–2023
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 51%
- born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Nesa was born in this single decade.
1992
Single peak year
17 babies were named Nesa in 1992 - its busiest year on record.
Nesa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nesa's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nesa at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
1992
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1963
Nesa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2023
- Peak year (1992)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Nesa by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Nesa's strongest decade.
52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Nesa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 52 births (51% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nesa? ▼
Nesa has been given to 101 babies in the U.S. since 1963, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2023. 17 babies were born in 1992, its single highest year.
When was Nesa most popular? ▼
Nesa was most popular in the 1990s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Nesa been used? ▼
Nesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 61 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Nesa? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nessa, Nesha, Nesreen, Nesta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Nesa's data
- Nesa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nesa
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1963–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nesa: Baby Name Since 1963 - 101 Births, Peak 1992." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nesa. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nesa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.