US rank #5127 Boys' name Peak 2023 336 births

Nesanel — #5127 US boys' name

336 babies named Nesanel in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s232000s762010s1452020s87
#5127
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Nesanel was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

23 babies were named Nesanel in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nesanel

The Social Security Administration has registered 336 babies named Nesanel between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nesanel currently holds the #5127 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nesanel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nesanel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 127 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Nesanel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nesanel 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 336 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.

Nesanel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

336

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2023

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,127

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nesanel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
23
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200419951989 5

Nesanel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
145 births that decade — 43% of Nesanel's all-time total
1980s51990s232000s762010s1452020s87

Nesanel by state

Where Nesanel concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Nesanel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
127 37.8%
#2 New Jersey
33 9.8%
New York share of Nesanel's total US births 37.8%
Even split

127 of 336 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nesanel?
336 babies have been named Nesanel since 1989. It currently ranks #5127 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 23 births.
When was Nesanel most popular?
Nesanel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Nesanel most popular?
The top states for the name Nesanel are New York (127 births), New Jersey (33 births).
How long has the name Nesanel been used?
Nesanel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nesanel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nestor, Nessiah, Nesta, Nester, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1989–2024 (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.