Is Nestor a boy or girl name?
Nestor is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 97 boys were named Nestor, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 10,317 US babies named Nestor were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,715
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nestor since 1885
- 10,317
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 300 babies
Boys and girls named Nestor, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 185 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 257 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 217 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 214 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 404 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 536 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 768 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,452 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,587 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,023 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,179 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 447 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97 | #1,715 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 91 | #1,780 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 76 | #2,014 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 94 | #1,734 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 89 | #1,740 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 108 | #1,558 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 96 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 126 | #1,397 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 107 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 125 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 108 | #1,502 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 106 | #1,526 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 115 | #1,445 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 123 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 165 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 157 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 194 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 209 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 201 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 226 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 197 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 189 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 196 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 218 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 236 | #727 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 247 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 226 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 201 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 237 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 253 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 271 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 290 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 298 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 300 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 264 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 255 | #620 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 216 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 173 | #688 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 133 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 139 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 115 | #817 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 108 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 109 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 98 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 106 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 90 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 94 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 73 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 80 | #937 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 56 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 85 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 78 | #911 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 66 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 67 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 79 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 60 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 58 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 56 | #978 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 57 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 42 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 45 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 52 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 59 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 56 | #1,047 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 51 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 54 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 60 | #991 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 56 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 34 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 34 | #1,305 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 44 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 41 | #1,164 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 31 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 27 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 29 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 26 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 28 | #1,412 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 24 | #1,461 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 19 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,421 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 22 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 18 | #1,717 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 19 | #1,627 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 19 | #1,609 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,848 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 23 | #1,426 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 13 | #2,062 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 25 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 24 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 29 | #1,262 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 18 | #1,688 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,832 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,577 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 32 | #1,271 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 32 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 30 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 24 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 27 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 26 | #1,522 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 26 | #1,483 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,311 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 31 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 19 | #1,860 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,228 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 21 | #1,692 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 23 | #1,518 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 29 | #1,258 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 31 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 24 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 18 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,680 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 7 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 9 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,367 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,250 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,179 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 7 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nestor reached #587 in 1991. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.