Nestor is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Nestor means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Nestor across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Nestor has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Nestor is a boy name of Greek origin meaning “homecoming, traveler”. A wise elder in Homer's Iliad.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,430 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 72 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Nestor per year, United States (1885 to 2025). United States peaked in 1991 (300/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (8/yr).
Nestor is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1991, when it ranked #1,278 nationally (given to 300 babies that year).
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