# Nestor (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/nestor/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “to return safely”, “homecoming” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnɛstɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 10,430 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 10,430 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 79, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 123 | 1,370 |
| 2012 | 115 | 1,445 |
| 2013 | 106 | 1,526 |
| 2014 | 108 | 1,502 |
| 2015 | 125 | 1,386 |
| 2016 | 107 | 1,552 |
| 2017 | 126 | 1,398 |
| 2018 | 96 | 1,667 |
| 2019 | 108 | 1,558 |
| 2020 | 89 | 1,740 |
| 2021 | 94 | 1,734 |
| 2022 | 76 | 2,018 |
| 2023 | 91 | 1,782 |
| 2024 | 97 | 1,718 |
| 2025 | 113 | 1,535 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | 4,052 |
| 2008 | 4 | 3,687 |
| 2009 | 6 | 2,837 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4,678 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3,830 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4,747 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3,079 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3,011 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,013 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2,730 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4,001 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3,112 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3,688 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2,664 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Нестор
- Finnish: Nestori
- Greek: Νέστωρ
- Korean: 네스토르
- Russian: Не́стор
- Spanish: Néstor
- Ukrainian: Не́стор

## People named Nestor

- Néstor Gorosito, Argentine association football player
- Nestor Carbonell, American actor
- Néstor Pitana, former actor and football referee
- Nestor Irankunda, Australian association football player (born 2006)
- Eemil Nestor Setälä, Finnish politician and linguist (1864–1935)
- Néstor Lorenzo, Argentine footballer and manager
- Néstor Clausen, Argentine footballer and manager
- Nestor Lakoba, Abkhazian politician (1893-1936)
- Nestor Omar Piccoli, Argentine association football player and manager
- Nestor Serrano, American actor
- Néstor Rossi, Argentine footballer (1925–2007)
- Nestor Combin, French footballer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.