Nesbit
The Story of Nesbit
As a girl name
American parents first put Nesbit on the record books as a girl name in 1914, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1915, when 7 Nesbits were born — ranking #3,434 that year. Nesbit last appeared in the published SSA data in 1916, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 18 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Nesbit first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1916, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1921: 8 births, good for #3,214 nationwide. About 44% of every Nesbit on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Nesbit last appeared in the published SSA data in 1951, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 62 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Nesbit
Nesbit is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 62 births in the dataset. Nesbit's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #3,214. Use the chart and map above to compare Nesbit's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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