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Nestor

Nestor means "Greek, mythological king" and comes from Greek, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It has cooled since its 1990s peak, though it is still chosen today. As things stand now, it is a distinctive, less common pick. The name's best year yet was 1991.

GreekGreek, mythological king
EtymologyPossibly meaning "homecoming"
Births by decade
1900s
26
1910s
185
1920s
257
1930s
217
1940s
214
1950s
405
1960s
537
1970s
767
1980s
1,451
1990s
2,587
2000s
2,023
2010s
973
Peaked in the 1990s · 9,642 total U.S. births since 1900