Nestor
Meaning
meaning disputed, traditionally wisdom, Homeric hero
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Nestor peaked in the 1980s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
12,716 people · the #1,445 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 15,873 · median age 60
Among people named Nestor living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 87 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Nestor
Most people given the name Nestor in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Nestor you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Nestor deep dive
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