Nesta
About Nesta
This is the most popular Welsh form of Agnes. Variants include Annest and Nest. There was an eleventh century Nest who was known as 'Helen of Wales' for her beauty and the problems it caused.
As of October 2026, Nesta ranked #9353 in US births in 2024 SSA, peaked at #2682 in 1937.
Editor's take: The name Nesta is a girl's name of Welsh origin.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Similar names
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- Lowenna
- Tamsyn
- Cariad
- Tanwen
- Helmi
- Rosenwyn
- Samphire
- Ardith
- Ronia
- Melis
- Conwenna
- Bedelia
- Aldine
- Viviane
- Lillemor
- Lileas
- Annelore
- Tirzah
- Elodia
Nesta on lists
Famous Nestas
- Nesta (or Nest) ferch Rhys
Princess of Deheubarth, Wales
- Nesta Helen Webster
English occult author
- Nesta Marlee Cooper
Canadian actress
- Nesta Toumine
English,Canadian dancer and choreographer
- Nesta Myfanwy Wyn Ellis
Welsh journalist and author
- Nesta
pen name of Irish,Canadian poet Agnes Shakespeare Higginson aka Moira O'Neill
- Nesta Robert Marley
birth name of Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley (was changed in his childhood to Robert Nesta Marley)
Nesta in pop culture
- Nesta Williams
one of 4 main characters in the series Mates & Dates by Cathy Hopkins.
- Nesta Archeron
a character in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas