Nesta Popularity by Year
Follow Nesta across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Nesta birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Girls | 11 | #8,946 | Up 3,518 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 10 | #7,617 | Up 4,629 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 7 | #12,464 | Up 1,867 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 5 | #12,246 | Down 1,502 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 6 | #10,744 | Down 3,182 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 6 | #14,331 | Up 251 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 10 | #7,562 | Up 4,574 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 5 | #12,136 | Down 3,272 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 6 | #14,582 | Up 380 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 8 | #8,864 | Down 785 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 6 | #14,962 | Up 2,030 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 9 | #8,079 | Up 4,152 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 5 | #12,231 | Down 2,367 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 5 | #16,992 | Up 302 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 7 | #9,864 | Down 76 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 5 | #17,294 | Down 13,340 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 7 | #9,788 | Down 203 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 7 | #9,585 | Up 1,771 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 5 | #11,356 | Down 689 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 5 | #10,667 | Down 3,251 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 8 | #7,416 | Up 1,063 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 6 | #8,479 | Up 389 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 5 | #8,868 | — |
| 1941 | Girls | 6 | #3,954 | Up 296 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 5 | #4,250 | Down 403 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 6 | #3,847 | Down 1,277 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 11 | #2,570 | Up 1,172 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 6 | #3,742 | Down 819 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 9 | #2,923 | Up 1,627 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 5 | #4,550 | Up 175 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 5 | #4,725 | — |