Nestor

Meaning: Homecomer, one who returns safely
Origin: Greek

Boy's name · #1535 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Nestor's best rank, #587, came in 1991; it has settled back to #1535 today. Roughly 10,000 boys have been named Nestor since 1885.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#520 in Ecuador (2025) · #558 in Poland (2025) · #949 in Belgium (2025) · #1,143 in Sweden (2025) · #1,669 in Austria (2025) · #2,837 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,468 in Canada (2024).

Famous Nestors

Néstor Kirchner — President of Argentina from 2003 to 2007
Nestor Makhno — Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (1888–1934)
Nestor the Chronicler — Saint and chronicler of Kievan Rus'
Néstor Gorosito — Argentine association football player
Nestor Carbonell — American actor

In stories & tradition

Nestor — Iliad (book)
Nestor Burma — New Mysteries of Paris (book)

What Nestors become

Among 662 notable people named Nestor:

Sports figures appear 1.26× more often than among typical names — e.g. Néstor Gorosito, Argentine association football player.

Similar names: Estevan · Nehemias · Isidro · Alastor · Nickolas · Dimitri

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