Lester
The English city Leicester, by way of a surname.
1918peak year
No. 52best rank (1906)
132,047babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Lester 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 1886 to 1931. Its biggest year was 1918, when 3,229 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 62 nationally. Its best ranking came in 1906, at No. 52. All told, 132,047 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,440 | No. 82 |
| 1890s | 2,702 | No. 61 |
| 1900s | 4,361 | No. 52 |
| 1910s | 21,509 | No. 57 |
| 1920s | 26,513 | No. 66 |
| 1930s | 16,984 | No. 95 |
| 1940s | 17,082 | No. 116 |
| 1950s | 16,568 | No. 148 |
| 1960s | 9,741 | No. 213 |
| 1970s | 5,110 | No. 297 |
| 1980s | 3,570 | No. 370 |
| 1990s | 2,080 | No. 601 |
| 2000s | 1,373 | No. 1015 |
| 2010s | 1,045 | No. 1352 |
| 2020s | 610 | No. 1528 |
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.