Chester

Given to 122,302 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#1585
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
107
boys 107
Peak year
1918
3,692 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
122,302
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Chester was most popular in 1918, when 3,692 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 107 babies were named Chester, ranking #1585 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1918 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Chester was most popular in 1918, when 3,692 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 107 babies were named Chester, ranking #1585 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.252.53.7551880192019602000Peak 1918

Chester was most popular in 1918, when 3,692 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 107 babies were named Chester, ranking #1585 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 107 1585
2024 <5 — 102 1650
2023 <5 — 96 1727
2022 <5 — 94 1760
2021 <5 — 68 2109
2020 <5 — 99 1621
2019 <5 — 91 1723
2018 <5 — 93 1687
2017 <5 — 93 1695
2016 <5 — 76 1921
2015 <5 — 98 1625
2014 <5 — 84 1781
2013 <5 — 78 1827
2012 <5 — 71 1983
2011 <5 — 82 1771
2010 <5 — 74 1913
2009 <5 — 73 1942
2008 <5 — 92 1665
2007 <5 — 81 1795
2006 <5 — 71 1893
2005 <5 — 95 1506
2004 <5 — 90 1491
2003 <5 — 95 1400
2002 <5 — 97 1357
2001 <5 — 81 1502
2000 <5 — 109 1228
1999 <5 — 100 1241
1998 <5 — 117 1096
1997 <5 — 122 1045
1996 <5 — 124 1006
1995 <5 — 145 917
1994 <5 — 149 886
1993 <5 — 154 853
1992 <5 — 203 724
1991 <5 — 209 700
1990 <5 — 226 673
1989 <5 — 228 664
1988 <5 — 227 631
1987 <5 — 251 572
1986 <5 — 220 600
1985 <5 — 264 536
1984 <5 — 285 503
1983 5 10275 292 494
1982 <5 — 332 464
1981 <5 — 349 441
1980 <5 — 348 446
1979 <5 — 355 423
1978 <5 — 377 398
1977 <5 — 392 396
1976 <5 — 370 404
1975 <5 — 355 406
1974 6 7680 428 367
1973 <5 — 422 373
1972 6 7292 411 388
1971 <5 — 507 357
1970 6 7070 515 359
1969 <5 — 544 332
1968 5 7016 500 345
1967 <5 — 534 325
1966 7 5273 536 323
1965 <5 — 629 299
1964 <5 — 710 295
1963 <5 — 732 286
1962 6 5860 775 277
1961 5 6567 888 265
1960 <5 — 936 260
1959 5 6245 1,001 253
1958 7 4890 1,051 240
1957 13 3309 1,182 219
1956 <5 — 1,254 207
1955 5 5828 1,256 203
1954 8 4278 1,421 185
1953 12 3269 1,380 183
1952 14 2921 1,456 180
1951 6 4833 1,401 178
1950 8 3962 1,378 169
1949 11 3176 1,440 163
1948 10 3350 1,556 158
1947 12 3061 1,714 154
1946 12 2880 1,620 149
1945 14 2339 1,445 144
1944 15 2287 1,521 137
1943 9 3249 1,631 137
1942 15 2311 1,559 137
1941 10 2846 1,448 136
1940 9 2963 1,353 137
1939 6 3782 1,296 133
1938 <5 — 1,236 136
1937 13 2317 1,272 129
1936 13 2263 1,278 127
1935 9 2926 1,432 121
1934 19 1771 1,385 123
1933 6 3753 1,399 119
1932 13 2365 1,607 112
1931 18 1876 1,717 106
1930 17 2023 1,791 103
1929 18 1953 1,969 96
1928 30 1425 2,243 88
1927 18 2095 2,407 85
1926 35 1325 2,534 79
1925 19 2018 2,719 73
1924 23 1811 3,033 67
1923 23 1782 3,150 63
1922 22 1836 3,133 64
1921 24 1765 3,549 56
1920 28 1550 3,698 55
1919 30 1423 3,432 53
1918 20 1887 3,692 54
1917 21 1708 3,338 56
1916 20 1739 3,212 54
1915 14 2143 3,043 54
1914 18 1541 2,289 56
1913 14 1601 1,765 56
1912 16 1352 1,460 55
1911 9 1656 708 58
1910 11 1421 561 61
1909 5 2208 475 66
1908 5 2101 461 66
1907 <5 — 424 67
1906 9 1321 420 61
1905 <5 — 388 64
1904 <5 — 355 69
1903 9 1204 327 68
1902 7 1438 321 74
1901 <5 — 253 75
1900 7 1561 364 72
1899 6 1394 288 66
1898 <5 — 321 66
1897 <5 — 290 67
1896 7 1292 329 63
1895 <5 — 377 57
1894 5 1485 325 63
1893 <5 — 291 66
1892 <5 — 285 72
1891 <5 — 252 68
1890 <5 — 263 69
1889 <5 — 274 69
1888 <5 — 288 72
1887 <5 — 207 78
1886 <5 — 287 65
1885 <5 — 273 67
1884 <5 — 338 58
1883 <5 — 290 59
1882 <5 — 300 60
1881 <5 — 274 59
1880 <5 — 168 85

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Where Chester is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years