Given name
Nektarios
“of the nectar; one who is immortal”
Nektarios is a variant of Neckarios. One Greek interpretation is “of the nectar; one who is immortal.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nektarios is a variant of Neckarios. One Greek interpretation is “of the nectar; one who is immortal.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nektarios is a variant of Neckarios. An origin associated with Neckarios is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nektarios through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 73
- 73 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 9 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 159 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nektarios’s family of names
Nektarios has a related form in Neckarios.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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