Nektarios
Meaning "of the nectar", from the Greek "nektar" meaning sweet liquid.
Name Census estimates that about 72 living Americans carry the first name Nektarios. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Nektarios today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Nektarios births was 2014 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Nektarios. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Nektarios. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
72
~ 1 in 4,760,477 Americans
Peak year
2014
9 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,739
Tracked since 1975
Census
Nektarios in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 164 people with the first name Nektarios, which placed it at #43,191 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#43,191
National first-name rank
People counted
164
164 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
93.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Nektarios
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nektarios is White at 93.3%. The next largest groups are Black (2.4%) and Hispanic (1.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Nektarios described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Nektarios at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White93.3% · 153
- Black or African American2.4% · 4
- Hispanic or Latino1.2% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 2
- Two or more races1.2% · 2
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1
Popularity
Nektarios: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Nektarios from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 34 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nektarios by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Nektarios during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Nektarios
The name Nektarios has its origins in ancient Greek, deriving from the word "nektar," which means "nectar" or "sweet drink of the gods." It is believed to have emerged during the classical period of ancient Greece, around the 5th century BCE.
This name was associated with the divine and the sacred in Greek mythology, as nectar was considered the drink of immortality consumed by the gods on Mount Olympus. It was a name often bestowed upon individuals believed to possess exceptional qualities or a connection to the divine realm.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Nektarios can be found in the works of the ancient Greek historian Plutarch, who wrote about a Nektarios of Chalcedon, a philosopher and mathematician from the 4th century BCE.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Nektarios. One of the most prominent was Saint Nektarios of Aegina (1846-1920), a revered Greek Orthodox monk and bishop who was canonized as a saint in 1961 for his pious life and numerous miracles attributed to him.
Another notable Nektarios was Nektarios of Constantinople (4th century CE), a bishop and influential theologian who played a significant role in shaping early Christian doctrine and defending the Orthodox faith against heresies.
In the 6th century CE, Nektarios of Gaza was a renowned Christian philosopher and rhetorician, known for his work on the allegorical interpretation of Scripture and his contributions to the development of Christian Neoplatonism.
During the Byzantine period, Nektarios Terzopoulos (1300-1366) was a renowned Greek scholar and calligrapher, credited with pioneering the use of cursive script in Greek manuscripts, which greatly influenced the development of Greek typography.
In more recent times, Nektarios Panayiotou (1919-1991) was a prominent Greek Cypriot politician and statesman who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Cyprus and played a crucial role in the island's struggle for independence.
Throughout its long history, the name Nektarios has maintained its connection to the divine and the pursuit of wisdom, embodying the qualities of piety, intellect, and spiritual enlightenment.
People
Nektarios + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Nektarios as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Nektarios: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nektarios?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 72 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Nektarios going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,760,477 US residents.
Is Nektarios a common name?
We classify Nektarios as "Very Rare". It ranks above 59.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 73 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Nektarios most popular?
The single biggest year for Nektarios was 2014, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Nektarios is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Nektarios in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 164 people with the name Nektarios, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #43,191 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Nektarios in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Nektarios?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Nektarios appears almost entirely male. Of the 159 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Nektarios?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nektarios is White at 93.3%. The next largest groups are Black (2.4%) and Hispanic (1.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Nektarios most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Nektarios in the 2020 Census, accounting for 93.3% (153 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Nektarios in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Nektarios a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Nektarios in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Nektarios still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Nektarios in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Nektarios can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Nektarios?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.