Nestor
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Nestor is a Greek name meaning “traveler,” sometimes also “homecoming” or “wisdom.” Nestor recalls the wise old king in Homer’s Iliad, and in Battle Beyond the Stars it is a lonely hive-mind race that helps free Akir.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Nestor in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Nestor against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Nestor is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Nestor in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 113 boys were named Nestor, making it the #1529 boys' name in the US. Since 1885, 10,430 boys have been named Nestor, with the most (300) in 1991. It is most common, relative to births, in Arizona, California and Texas.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Belgium (Flanders) | #454 boys | 12 | Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024 |
| Mexico (Mexico City) | #448 boys | 11 | Dirección General del Registro Civil de la Ciudad de México (Portal de Datos Abiertos de la CDMX), 2022 |
| Poland | #490 boys | 4 | Ministry of Digital Affairs (Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji), PESEL register, via dane.gov.pl, 2025 |
| Brazil | #530 boys (all ages) | 15,975 | Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), 2010 |
| Poland | #605 boys (all ages) | 663 | Ministry of Digital Affairs (Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji), PESEL register, via dane.gov.pl, 2026 |
| Spain | #331 boys (all ages) | 7,258 | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), 2025 |
| Spain (Catalonia) (as Nèstor) | #336 boys (all ages) | 1,020 | Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Idescat), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Nestor in other languages
- Нестор Russian, Ukrainian
- Nestore Italian
- Néstor Spanish
Nestor name days
- February 26 France
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Nestor
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Nestor, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Nestor | 2019 | North Atlantic | 93 km/h |
| Typhoon Nestor (Category 5) | 1997 | Western Pacific | 259 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Nestor
There are 13 towns and villages with Nestor in their name, in 7 countries.
🇧🇷 Brazil 5🇲🇽 Mexico 3🇦🇴 Angola 1🇨🇦 Canada 1🇵🇪 Peru 1🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Nestor | Namibe, 🇦🇴 Angola | – | Map |
| Nestor | Sangre Grande Regional Corporation, 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | – | Map |
| Nestor | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Nestor Cuê | Mato Grosso do Sul, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
| Nestor Falls | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Nestor Gomes | Espírito Santo, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
| Nestor Gonçalves | Mato Grosso do Sul, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
| Nestor Neira | Madre de Dios, 🇵🇪 Peru | – | Map |
| El Pozo (Néstor Rodríguez) | Durango, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 12 | Map |
| Néstor Santos (Brecha 122 entre Sur 78.7 y Sur 79) | Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 10 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Nestor
There are 5 lakes and reservoirs with Nestor in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 3🇺🇸 United States 2
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| Lac Nestor | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Nestor Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Nestor Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Nestor Lakes | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Nestor and Literman Lake | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Nestor songs
One song on Wikidata has Nestor in its title:
- Nestor – João Francisco de Almeida
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Nestor
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Nestor.
Nestor Amarilla
Nestor Carbonell
Fictional characters named Nestor
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Nestor as a pet name
FurryName has found 9 dogs named Nestor in public pet registers, making it the #6,629 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (3), Laval (2), Toronto (2). Nestor as a dog name →
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