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Nesa

100% girls · last recorded 2023

Nesa has been given to about 101 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 98
Median age today34 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nesa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1992 · 17
  • Born in 20250
  • All time101

How popular is Nesa?

Its best year was 1992, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 5647th. The typical living American called Nesa is about 34 years old today.

Names that sound like Nesa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lesa0.81
  2. Tessa0.78
  3. Jessa0.78
  4. Neva0.75
  5. Nena0.75
  6. Neha0.75
  7. Leesa0.73
  8. Nella0.72

Middle names for Nesa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nesa Josephine0.84
  2. Nesa Rose0.83
  3. Nesa Louise0.83
  4. Nesa June0.82
  5. Nesa Pearl0.82
  6. Nesa Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Nesa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Codybrother · 0.58
  2. Kylebrother · 0.55
  3. Cassandrasister · 0.54
  4. Dariusbrother · 0.53
  5. Biancasister · 0.53
  6. Ravensister · 0.53

Where Nesa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Nesa White0.78
    2. Nesa Reyes0.78
    3. Nesa Moore0.78
    4. Nesa Lee0.78
    5. Nesa Hill0.78
    6. Nesa Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Nesa

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.