Recorded 1911–1951 Boys' name Peak 1930 33 births

Nesbitt — boys' name

33 babies named Nesbitt in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s51930s81940s51950s5
1910s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Nesbitt was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nesbitt in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nesbitt

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Nesbitt between 1911 and 1951, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nesbitt currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1951. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nesbitt performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nesbitt shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nesbitt 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 33 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.

Nesbitt at a glance

Last recorded 1951

Total births

33

Since 1911

41 years of records

Peak year

1930

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1951

Active since

1911

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1951

Nesbitt popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1911

Last recorded 1951
Peak year (1930)
8
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
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Nesbitt by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
10 births that decade — 30% of Nesbitt's all-time total
1910s101920s51930s81940s51950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nesbitt?
33 babies have been named Nesbitt since 1911. It was last recorded in 1951. The peak year was 1930 with 8 births.
When was Nesbitt most popular?
Nesbitt was most popular in the 1910s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Nesbitt been used?
Nesbitt has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 41 years of data through 1951.
What names are similar to Nesbitt?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nestor, Nesanel, Nessiah, Nesta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1911–1951 (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.