Chester
English city name from Latin castra, “military camp”; long used as a given name from the surname.
1920peak year
No. 53best rank (1919)
122,302babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Chester appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1880 to 1929. Its biggest year was 1920, when 3,698 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 55 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1919, at No. 53. All told, 122,302 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,699 | No. 58 |
| 1890s | 3,021 | No. 57 |
| 1900s | 3,788 | No. 61 |
| 1910s | 23,500 | No. 53 |
| 1920s | 28,435 | No. 55 |
| 1930s | 14,413 | No. 103 |
| 1940s | 15,287 | No. 136 |
| 1950s | 12,780 | No. 169 |
| 1960s | 6,784 | No. 260 |
| 1970s | 4,132 | No. 357 |
| 1980s | 2,796 | No. 441 |
| 1990s | 1,549 | No. 673 |
| 2000s | 884 | No. 1228 |
| 2010s | 840 | No. 1625 |
| 2020s | 566 | No. 1585 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.