Nestor

Given to 10,430 US babies since 1885

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#1529
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
113
boys 113
Peak year
1992
298 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
10,430
since 1885

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Nestor was most popular in 1992, when 298 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.15 per 1,000). In 2025, 113 babies were named Nestor, ranking #1529 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1992 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Nestor was most popular in 1992, when 298 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.15 per 1,000). In 2025, 113 babies were named Nestor, ranking #1529 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000Peak 1992

Nestor was most popular in 1992, when 298 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.15 per 1,000). In 2025, 113 babies were named Nestor, ranking #1529 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 113 1529
2024 <5 — 97 1709
2023 <5 — 91 1774
2022 <5 — 76 2000
2021 <5 — 94 1721
2020 <5 — 89 1731
2019 <5 — 108 1548
2018 <5 — 96 1663
2017 <5 — 126 1393
2016 <5 — 107 1548
2015 <5 — 125 1381
2014 <5 — 108 1492
2013 <5 — 106 1520
2012 <5 — 115 1439
2011 <5 — 123 1364
2010 <5 — 165 1127
2009 <5 — 157 1156
2008 <5 — 194 1005
2007 <5 — 209 946
2006 <5 — 201 934
2005 <5 — 226 828
2004 <5 — 197 878
2003 <5 — 189 891
2002 <5 — 196 847
2001 <5 — 218 778
2000 <5 — 236 727
1999 <5 — 247 682
1998 <5 — 226 727
1997 <5 — 201 747
1996 <5 — 237 684
1995 <5 — 253 656
1994 <5 — 271 630
1993 <5 — 290 609
1992 <5 — 298 597
1991 <5 — 300 586
1990 <5 — 264 623
1989 <5 — 255 618
1988 <5 — 216 643
1987 <5 — 173 688
1986 <5 — 133 785
1985 <5 — 139 755
1984 <5 — 115 815
1983 <5 — 108 838
1982 <5 — 109 849
1981 <5 — 98 900
1980 <5 — 106 859
1979 <5 — 90 926
1978 <5 — 94 886
1977 <5 — 73 1007
1976 <5 — 80 933
1975 <5 — 56 1127
1974 <5 — 85 867
1973 <5 — 78 904
1972 <5 — 66 993
1971 <5 — 67 990
1970 <5 — 79 902
1969 <5 — 60 989
1968 <5 — 58 958
1967 <5 — 56 968
1966 <5 — 57 961
1965 <5 — 42 1163
1964 <5 — 45 1147
1963 <5 — 52 1052
1962 <5 — 59 996
1961 <5 — 56 1042
1960 <5 — 51 1083
1959 <5 — 54 1050
1958 <5 — 60 978
1957 <5 — 56 1015
1956 <5 — 34 1317
1955 <5 — 34 1294
1954 <5 — 44 1122
1953 <5 — 41 1155
1952 <5 — 31 1347
1951 <5 — 23 1553
1950 <5 — 27 1395
1949 <5 — 29 1348
1948 <5 — 26 1430
1947 <5 — 28 1394
1946 <5 — 24 1440
1945 <5 — 19 1536
1944 <5 — 10 2309
1943 <5 — 22 1486
1942 <5 — 18 1682
1941 <5 — 19 1588
1940 <5 — 19 1573
1939 <5 — 15 1795
1938 <5 — 23 1397
1937 <5 — 13 1992
1936 <5 — 25 1326
1935 <5 — 24 1390
1934 <5 — 29 1241
1933 <5 — 18 1644
1932 <5 — 17 1777
1931 <5 — 21 1538
1930 <5 — 32 1259
1929 <5 — 32 1237
1928 <5 — 28 1382
1927 <5 — 30 1350
1926 <5 — 24 1515
1925 <5 — 27 1425
1924 <5 — 26 1492
1923 <5 — 26 1460
1922 <5 — 14 2240
1921 <5 — 31 1329
1920 <5 — 19 1820
1919 <5 — 14 2152
1918 <5 — 21 1648
1917 <5 — 23 1479
1916 <5 — 29 1240
1915 <5 — 31 1159
1914 <5 — 24 1188
1913 <5 — 18 1205
1912 <5 — 12 1417
1911 <5 — 6 1537
1910 <5 — 7 1314
1909 <5 — <5 —
1908 <5 — 7 1113
1907 <5 — 9 930
1906 <5 — 5 1253
1905 <5 — 5 1233
1904 <5 — <5 —
1903 <5 — <5 —
1902 <5 — <5 —
1901 <5 — <5 —
1900 <5 — <5 —
1899 <5 — <5 —
1898 <5 — 5 1121
1897 <5 — 5 1057
1896 <5 — <5 —
1895 <5 — 7 872
1894 <5 — <5 —
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1892 <5 — <5 —
1891 <5 — <5 —
1890 <5 — <5 —
1889 <5 — <5 —
1888 <5 — <5 —
1887 <5 — <5 —
1886 <5 — <5 —
1885 <5 — 5 936

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Other spellings

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Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.