Nestor Boy
How popular is Nestor?
#1,529 boy name in 2025
113 baby boys were named Nestor in the US in 2025, making it the 1529th most popular boy name.
9,178living people named Nestor (est.)
30median age of people named Nestor
10,430babies named Nestor since 1880
1 in 29,339US babies born in 2025
Nestor popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,529 for boys (▲ 180 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 113 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-10% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,381 in 2015, #1,731 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1991 (300 boys) |
| Highest rank | #585 in 1991 |
| First recorded | 1885 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Nestor is most popular
Babies named Nestor per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (115 boys)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (103 boys)
- Arizona: 0.1 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (16 boys)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Nestor by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #935 |
| 1890s | 17 | #871 |
| 1900s | 26 | #929 |
| 1910s | 185 | #1,159 |
| 1920s | 257 | #1,237 |
| 1930s | 217 | #1,241 |
| 1940s | 214 | #1,347 |
| 1950s | 404 | #977 |
| 1960s | 536 | #958 |
| 1970s | 768 | #867 |
| 1980s | 1,452 | #615 |
| 1990s | 2,587 | #585 |
| 2000s | 2,023 | #726 |
| 2010s | 1,179 | #1,127 |
| 2020s | 560 | #1,529 |
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Questions
- Is Nestor a boy or girl name?
- Nestor is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Nestor were boys.
- How popular is the name Nestor?
- 113 baby boys were named Nestor in the US in 2025, making it the 1529th most popular boy name.
- When was Nestor most popular?
- Nestor peaked in 1991, when 300 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #585 in 1991.
- How many people are named Nestor?
- 10,430 babies have been named Nestor in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,178 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 30.
- Where is Nestor most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nestor was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.