Nestor

Boy name

Nestor has been given to 10,430 babies in the U.S. since 1885. It peaked in 1991.

Meaning & origin /ˈnɛstə/

From Ancient Greek Νέστωρ (Néstōr), possibly from νέομαι (néomai, “to return safely”), νόστος (nóstos, “homecoming”).

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

10,430

Peak year

1991 (300 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1885

10-year trend

▼ -10%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Nestor.

10,295 babies since 1882

10,282 babies since 1916

10,074 babies since 1974

10,847 babies since 1880

9,977 babies since 1888

10,988 babies since 1882

10,995 babies since 1966

9,693 babies since 1917

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