Lester

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Lester is a given name of English, Latin origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 131,938 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 130,579 as boys and 1,359 as girls. Lester gained popularity in the 1890s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined significantly. It is the #571 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 109
2023 82
2022 94
2021 109
2020 109
2019 100
2018 93
2017 87
2016 105
2015 104
2014 106
2013 125
2012 104
2011 102
2010 118
2009 127
2008 142
2007 119
2006 146
2005 127
2004 137
2003 148
2002 139
2001 142
2000 144
1999 173
1998 133
1997 166
1996 172
1995 179
1994 207
1993 252
1992 251
1991 287
1990 260
1989 314
1988 309
1987 277
1986 302
1985 327
1984 351
1983 399
1982 400
1981 437
1980 472
1979 429
1978 392
1977 460
1976 481
1975 497
1974 471
1973 509
1972 596
1971 632
1970 689
1969 727
1968 747
1967 739
1966 779
1965 964
1964 1,012
1963 1,117
1962 1,124
1961 1,297
1960 1,328
1959 1,350
1958 1,480
1957 1,645
1956 1,716
1955 1,706
1954 1,776
1953 1,792
1952 1,744
1951 1,734
1950 1,774
1949 1,766
1948 1,795
1947 1,959
1946 1,679
1945 1,631
1944 1,663
1943 1,784
1942 1,763
1941 1,579
1940 1,610
1939 1,561
1938 1,622
1937 1,588
1936 1,563
1935 1,644
1934 1,705
1933 1,663
1932 1,831
1931 1,943
1930 2,044
1929 2,136
1928 2,262
1927 2,480
1926 2,570
1925 2,581
1924 2,814
1923 2,801
1922 2,988
1921 3,109
1920 3,101
1919 3,055
1918 3,265
1917 2,889
1916 2,930
1915 2,971
1914 2,176
1913 1,753
1912 1,463
1911 664
1910 566
1909 511
1908 522
1907 500
1906 488
1905 450
1904 409
1903 408
1902 398
1901 338
1900 441
1899 300
1898 307
1897 318
1896 326
1895 300
1894 291
1893 248
1892 250
1891 191
1890 231
1889 218
1888 189
1887 168
1886 166
1885 141
1884 123
1883 116
1882 134
1881 87
1880 109