How Many People Are Named Nesa?
An estimated 95 people in the United States have the first name Nesa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Nesa peaked in popularity in 1992 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nesa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nesa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nesa is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
95
About 1 in 3,607,940 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1992
17 births
Total Registered
101
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nesa
Nesa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 101 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nesa as a female name
Ranked #14,656 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 1992 (17 births)
Nesa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nesa span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 52 babies were registered. Nesa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nesa by Decade
How has Nesa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nesa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nesa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nesa
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nesa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nesa?
We estimate approximately 95 people named Nesa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,607,940 Americans share this first name.
Is Nesa a common name?
Nesa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 101 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nesa most popular?
Nesa reached peak popularity in 1992, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nesa is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nesa a female name?
Nesa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nesa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nesa Smith, Nesa Johnson, Nesa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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