Nesta
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About Nesta
Gwen Stefani put this possibility on the map for boys when she and Gavin Rossdale welcomed Zuma Nesta Rock in 2008.
Bob Marley was born Nesta, making this name a meaningful musical choice. It's also a name much used in the Marley family as a middle: Bob's son Ziggy has a Gideon Nesta, while son Rohan has a John Nesta.
Nesta for girls
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.
Pronounced NES-tuh.
As of October 2026, Nesta ranked #7991 in US births in 2018 SSA, peaked at #7958 in 2014.
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 |
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Famous Nestas
- Nesta CarterBoy
Jamaican sprinter
- Nesta Maurice Garry PiperBoy
Montserratian cricketer
- (Robert) Nesta "Bob" MarleyBoy
Jamaican reggae singer,songwriter
- Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale (b. 2009)Boy
son of singers Gwen Stefani & Gavin Rossdale
- Nesta (or Nest) ferch RhysGirl
Princess of Deheubarth, Wales
- Nesta Helen WebsterGirl
English occult author
- Nesta Marlee CooperGirl
Canadian actress
- Nesta ToumineGirl
English,Canadian dancer and choreographer
- Nesta Myfanwy Wyn EllisGirl
Welsh journalist and author
- NestaGirl
pen name of Irish,Canadian poet Agnes Shakespeare Higginson aka Moira O'Neill
- Nesta Robert MarleyGirl
birth name of Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley (was changed in his childhood to Robert Nesta Marley)
Nesta in pop culture
- Nesta WilliamsGirl
one of 4 main characters in the series Mates & Dates by Cathy Hopkins.
- Nesta ArcheronGirl
a character in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas