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Nestor

/ˈnɛstɚ/ · 100% boys · 113 born in 2025

Nestor has been given to about 10,430 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈnɛstɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 9,057
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nestor per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1991 · 300
  • Born in 2025113
  • All time10,430
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Nestor?

Its best year was 1991, when 300 babies were given the name, ranking 587th. The typical living American called Nestor is about 31 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Nestor

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Hector0.75
  2. Newton0.65
  3. Victor0.55
  4. Nelson0.53
  5. Trevor0.50

Middle names for Nestor

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nestor Paul0.77
  2. Nestor Lee0.77
  3. Nestor Dean0.76
  4. Nestor Blake0.76
  5. Nestor Bryce0.76
  6. Nestor Wade0.76

Sibling names for Nestor

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.95
  2. Aracelisister · 0.94
  3. Daliasister · 0.93
  4. Vicentebrother · 0.92
  5. Marinasister · 0.92
  6. Aronbrother · 0.91

Where Nestor is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arizona0.01%
  2. California0.01%
  3. Texas0.01%
  4. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Nestor Anderson0.77
  2. Nestor White0.72
  3. Nestor Lee0.72
  4. Nestor Hill0.72
  5. Nestor Hall0.72
  6. Nestor Green0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Nestor

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Nestor across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.