Recorded 1963–2023 Girls' name Peak 1992 101 births

Nesa — girls' name

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.

1960s101970s51980s221990s522000s62020s6
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.

What the Data Says About Nesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Nesa between 1963 and 2023, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nesa performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nesa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nesa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 101 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nesa at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

101

Since 1963

61 years of records

Peak year

1992

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1963

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2023

Nesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1963

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1992)
17
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
05101520 20231999199419911986198019641963 5

Nesa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
52 births that decade — 51% of Nesa's all-time total
1960s101970s51980s221990s522000s62020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nesa?
101 babies have been named Nesa since 1963. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1992 with 17 births.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1963–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.