Nestor
Nestor is a male given name: 100% of people named Nestor are men, and it is recorded as male in 10 of the 10 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 100% male / 0% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Finland, Spain
- US births since 1880
- 9,664 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Nestor
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Nestor," in English, "Guten Tag Nestor," in German. Nestor is a male given name: about 100% of people named Nestor are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Nestor,
German
Guten Tag Nestor,
French
Bonjour Nestor,
Spanish
Estimado/a Nestor:
Chinese
Nestor您好：
Japanese
Nestor様
English
Hi Nestor,
German
Hi Nestor,
French
Salut Nestor,
Spanish
Hola Nestor,
Chinese
Nestor你好：
Japanese
Nestorさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | man's name | 100% |
| Finland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Spain | rare | man's name | 98% |
| North Macedonia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Albania | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Bulgaria | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Georgia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Greece | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Poland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Romania | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
9,664 male · 0 female · 9,664 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Nestor a male or female name?
Nestor is a male given name: 100% of people named Nestor are men, and it is recorded as male in 10 of the 10 countries covered.
How do I address Nestor in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Nestor," in English, "Guten Tag Nestor," in German. Nestor is a male given name: about 100% of people named Nestor are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Nestor a unisex name?
Nestor is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Nestor are men. Nestor leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Nestor a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nestor (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_nestor,
title = {Is Nestor a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nestor},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}