Nesta is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2018 and has since faded.
Nesta is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Nesta was first reported in SSA data in 1928 and peaked in 2014 (10 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #9,389 | — |
| 2018 | 17 | 17 | #13,421 | #7,993 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | — | #13,674 |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | #15,697 | #11,730 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,959 |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 | #15,999 | #13,480 |
| 2012 | 14 | 14 | #16,325 | #9,455 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,566 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | #19,059 | #13,680 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #19,394 | #10,646 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,553 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,339 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,655 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | — | #11,926 |
| 2000 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,965 |
| 1998 | 6 | 6 | — | #9,289 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | — | #9,860 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #4,294 | — |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #4,756 | — |
| 1938 | 6 | — | #4,205 | — |
| 1937 | 11 | — | #2,682 | — |
| 1935 | 6 | — | #4,095 | — |
| 1934 | 9 | — | #3,089 | — |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #5,065 | — |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #5,232 | — |