NameTides

Nestor

Nestor was the #1,529 boys' name in the US in 2025 (113 babies), and #2,664 in England & Wales.

Nestor as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Nestor as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Nestor as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,529 (113)#2,664 (8)—
2024#1,709 (97)#3,689 (5)#2,238 (8)
2023#1,774 (91)#3,113 (6)—
2022#2,000 (76)#4,002 (4)#2,052 (8)
2021#1,721 (94)#2,730 (7)#2,812 (5)
2020#1,731 (89)——
2019#1,548 (108)#3,013 (6)—
2018#1,663 (96)#3,011 (6)—
2017#1,393 (126)#4,812 (3)#2,762 (5)
2016#1,548 (107)#3,079 (6)—
2015#1,381 (125)#4,747 (3)—
2014#1,492 (108)——
2013#1,520 (106)——
2012#1,439 (115)——
2011#1,364 (123)#3,830 (4)#2,629 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1992 at #597.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1885.

How common is it?

about 1 in 15,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 15,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 34,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Nestor is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 15,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 19,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nestor by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #807CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #781AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #974TXFlorida: #1,256FL
Nestor (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Nestor (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NestorCanadaBoys—too few
NestorEngland & WalesBoys#2,6648
NestorUSBoys#1,529113