Nestor
2 countries#1529 in United States, 2025US
#1529
in United States, 2025
FR
#2646
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
12,861
Peak year (United States)
1991
Peak-year count
300
First recorded
1885
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Nestor was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
10,430 births recorded 1885–2025 · currently #1529 · peaked in 1991 with 300 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Illinois, Florida
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
2,431 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #2646 · peaked in 1904 with 74 births
Most common in: Guadeloupe, Martinique, Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Aisne
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Nestor’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #934 | — |
| 2007 | #946 | ↓12 |
| 2008 | #1005 | ↓59 |
| 2009 | #1156 | ↓151 |
| 2010 | #1127 | ↑29 |
| 2011 | #1364 | ↓237 |
| 2012 | #1439 | ↓75 |
| 2013 | #1520 | ↓81 |
| 2014 | #1492 | ↑28 |
| 2015 | #1381 | ↑111 |
| 2016 | #1548 | ↓167 |
| 2017 | #1393 | ↑155 |
| 2018 | #1663 | ↓270 |
| 2019 | #1548 | ↑115 |
| 2020 | #1731 | ↓183 |
| 2021 | #1721 | ↑10 |
| 2022 | #2000 | ↓279 |
| 2023 | #1774 | ↑226 |
| 2024 | #1709 | ↑65 |
| 2025 | #1529 | ↑180 |
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