Nesta

Nesta is a unisex given name: about 28% of people named Nesta are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleLow

Male 28%Female 72%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 28% male / 72% female
Confidence: Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in: Great Britain, United States
US births since 1880: 98 male / 81 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Nesta

To address Nesta when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Nesta," in English, "Guten Tag Nesta," in German. About 28% of people named Nesta are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Nesta,

German

Guten Tag Nesta,

French

Bonjour Nesta,

Spanish

Estimado/a Nesta:

Chinese

Nesta您好：

Japanese

Nesta様

English

Hi Nesta,

German

Hi Nesta,

French

Salut Nesta,

Spanish

Hola Nesta,

Chinese

Nesta你好：

Japanese

Nestaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Nesta by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	2%
United States	rare	unisex name	55%

United States birth data

98 male · 81 female · 179 births recorded

Male 55%Female 45%

Since 1980: 78% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Nesta a male or female name?

Nesta is a unisex given name: about 28% of people named Nesta are men and 72% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Nesta in an email?

Is Nesta a unisex name?

Nesta is not a unisex name: 28% of people named Nesta are men. Nesta leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Nesta a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nesta (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_nesta,
  title  = {Is Nesta a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nesta},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}