Lester

Given to 132,047 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#1634
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
103
boys 103
Peak year
1906
482 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
132,047
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Lester was most popular in 1906, when 482 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 103 babies were named Lester, ranking #1634 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.0123418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1906 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Lester was most popular in 1906, when 482 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 103 babies were named Lester, ranking #1634 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.012341880192019602000Peak 1906

Lester was most popular in 1906, when 482 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 103 babies were named Lester, ranking #1634 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 103 1634
2024 <5 — 111 1563
2023 <5 — 82 1909
2022 <5 — 96 1737
2021 <5 — 109 1583
2020 <5 — 109 1528
2019 <5 — 100 1634
2018 <5 — 93 1687
2017 <5 — 88 1746
2016 <5 — 105 1563
2015 <5 — 104 1555
2014 <5 — 106 1514
2013 <5 — 125 1352
2012 <5 — 104 1535
2011 <5 — 102 1544
2010 <5 — 118 1408
2009 <5 — 127 1353
2008 <5 — 142 1227
2007 <5 — 120 1376
2006 <5 — 146 1154
2005 <5 — 128 1233
2004 <5 — 137 1144
2003 <5 — 148 1049
2002 <5 — 139 1079
2001 <5 — 142 1035
2000 <5 — 144 1015
1999 <5 — 173 873
1998 <5 — 133 1017
1997 <5 — 166 852
1996 <5 — 172 832
1995 <5 — 179 801
1994 <5 — 207 728
1993 <5 — 252 648
1992 <5 — 251 654
1991 <5 — 287 601
1990 <5 — 260 631
1989 <5 — 314 547
1988 <5 — 309 519
1987 <5 — 277 548
1986 <5 — 302 504
1985 6 9307 321 485
1984 5 10422 346 450
1983 <5 — 399 409
1982 <5 — 400 418
1981 <5 — 436 387
1980 6 9095 466 370
1979 7 8061 422 390
1978 5 9750 387 392
1977 7 7567 453 366
1976 6 8156 475 350
1975 <5 — 497 344
1974 <5 — 471 355
1973 5 8423 504 337
1972 7 6558 589 311
1971 <5 — 632 308
1970 9 5413 680 297
1969 9 5057 718 277
1968 <5 — 747 266
1967 8 4982 731 269
1966 8 4866 771 261
1965 8 4831 956 237
1964 13 3692 1,000 243
1963 16 3176 1,101 226
1962 8 4865 1,117 229
1961 12 3793 1,284 218
1960 12 3688 1,316 213
1959 15 3104 1,335 211
1958 14 3232 1,466 192
1957 9 4202 1,636 183
1956 14 3186 1,702 176
1955 15 2971 1,691 168
1954 17 2695 1,758 164
1953 16 2699 1,776 157
1952 20 2327 1,724 158
1951 13 2937 1,722 151
1950 14 2781 1,758 148
1949 15 2620 1,752 149
1948 13 2828 1,781 149
1947 15 2637 1,944 142
1946 10 3217 1,669 145
1945 13 2458 1,618 131
1944 13 2511 1,651 126
1943 20 1949 1,764 125
1942 14 2416 1,749 126
1941 16 2096 1,563 125
1940 19 1845 1,591 116
1939 12 2417 1,549 116
1938 18 1873 1,604 115
1937 12 2448 1,576 116
1936 17 1873 1,546 115
1935 18 1845 1,626 114
1934 18 1834 1,687 110
1933 19 1773 1,644 108
1932 18 1877 1,813 101
1931 24 1549 1,919 96
1930 24 1607 2,020 95
1929 30 1393 2,106 88
1928 33 1338 2,229 89
1927 40 1233 2,440 83
1926 31 1449 2,539 78
1925 22 1847 2,559 81
1924 34 1409 2,780 72
1923 36 1305 2,765 71
1922 37 1285 2,951 69
1921 33 1409 3,076 66
1920 33 1375 3,068 69
1919 35 1297 3,020 62
1918 36 1255 3,229 62
1917 35 1219 2,854 61
1916 23 1581 2,907 59
1915 28 1339 2,943 57
1914 12 2009 2,164 57
1913 17 1405 1,736 59
1912 20 1178 1,443 58
1911 7 1956 657 65
1910 10 1521 556 64
1909 10 1369 501 61
1908 13 1135 509 60
1907 9 1384 491 58
1906 6 1727 482 52
1905 18 872 432 57
1904 11 1092 398 61
1903 8 1318 400 53
1902 13 972 385 58
1901 6 1466 332 61
1900 10 1231 431 60
1899 10 1034 290 65
1898 9 1171 298 70
1897 8 1167 310 61
1896 8 1213 318 65
1895 5 1592 295 68
1894 <5 — 291 69
1893 5 1437 243 77
1892 10 958 240 80
1891 <5 — 191 83
1890 5 1338 226 76
1889 5 1279 213 82
1888 <5 — 189 97
1887 <5 — 168 89
1886 6 993 160 98
1885 <5 — 141 101
1884 <5 — 123 118
1883 <5 — 116 111
1882 <5 — 134 109
1881 <5 — 87 142
1880 <5 — 109 121

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Where Lester is most popular

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

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