Chester

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Chester is a given name of Old English, Latin origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 122,197 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 121,369 as boys and 828 as girls. Chester gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1920 and has since declined significantly. It is the #601 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 102
2023 96
2022 94
2021 67
2020 99
2019 91
2018 93
2017 93
2016 76
2015 98
2014 84
2013 78
2012 71
2011 82
2010 74
2009 73
2008 92
2007 81
2006 71
2005 95
2004 89
2003 95
2002 97
2001 81
2000 109
1999 100
1998 117
1997 122
1996 124
1995 145
1994 149
1993 154
1992 203
1991 209
1990 226
1989 228
1988 227
1987 251
1986 220
1985 264
1984 285
1983 297
1982 332
1981 349
1980 349
1979 355
1978 378
1977 393
1976 370
1975 355
1974 435
1973 422
1972 417
1971 508
1970 521
1969 544
1968 506
1967 533
1966 543
1965 629
1964 711
1963 732
1962 780
1961 893
1960 936
1959 1,007
1958 1,057
1957 1,195
1956 1,254
1955 1,261
1954 1,429
1953 1,392
1952 1,470
1951 1,407
1950 1,386
1949 1,451
1948 1,566
1947 1,726
1946 1,632
1945 1,458
1944 1,537
1943 1,639
1942 1,574
1941 1,458
1940 1,362
1939 1,302
1938 1,236
1937 1,285
1936 1,291
1935 1,441
1934 1,404
1933 1,405
1932 1,620
1931 1,735
1930 1,808
1929 1,987
1928 2,273
1927 2,425
1926 2,569
1925 2,738
1924 3,056
1923 3,173
1922 3,155
1921 3,573
1920 3,726
1919 3,462
1918 3,712
1917 3,359
1916 3,232
1915 3,057
1914 2,307
1913 1,779
1912 1,476
1911 717
1910 572
1909 480
1908 466
1907 424
1906 429
1905 388
1904 355
1903 336
1902 328
1901 253
1900 371
1899 294
1898 321
1897 290
1896 336
1895 377
1894 330
1893 291
1892 285
1891 252
1890 263
1889 274
1888 288
1887 207
1886 287
1885 273
1884 338
1883 290
1882 300
1881 274
1880 168