Nester — boys' name

What the Data Says About Nester

The Social Security Administration has registered 101 babies named Nester between 1915 and 2011, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nester currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nester performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Nester shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nester in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 101 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.