Nestor is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning “to return safely and homecoming.” In 2024 it was given to 97 boys in the United States.
Nestor belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “to return safely and homecoming” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Nestor first appears in Social Security records in 1885. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #587 in 1991, and in 2024 97 babies received the name — 10,317 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Nestor means “to return safely and homecoming” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Nestor is a boy name. In 2024, 97 babies received the name in the US.
Nestor comes from the Greek tradition.
Nestor first appears in US records in 1885. Its best-ever ranking was #587 in 1991, and 97 babies were given the name in 2024.
Nestor is pronounced /ˈnɛstə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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