Baby names
How popular is the name Lester?
In 2025, 103 baby boys in the U.S. were named Lester, the 1634th most popular name for boys. Its peak year was 1918, when 3,229 boys got the name. 130,688 boys have been named Lester since 1880. 1,359 girls have had the name too.
Rank in 2025
#1,634
among boys' names
Babies in 2025
103
boys named Lester
Peak year
1918
3,229 boys
Boys named Lester each year since 1880
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The numbers for Lester (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 103 |
| 2024 | 111 |
| 2023 | 82 |
| 2022 | 96 |
| 2021 | 109 |
| 2020 | 109 |
| 2019 | 100 |
| 2018 | 93 |
| 2017 | 88 |
| 2016 | 105 |
| 2015 | 104 |
| 2014 | 106 |
| 2013 | 125 |
| 2012 | 104 |
| 2011 | 102 |
| 2010 | 118 |
| 2009 | 127 |
| 2008 | 142 |
| 2007 | 120 |
| 2006 | 146 |
| 2005 | 128 |
| 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 | 321 |
| 1984 | 346 |
| 1983 | 399 |
| 1982 | 400 |
| 1981 | 436 |
| 1980 | 466 |
| 1979 | 422 |
| 1978 | 387 |
| 1977 | 453 |
| 1976 | 475 |
| 1975 | 497 |
| 1974 | 471 |
| 1973 | 504 |
| 1972 | 589 |
| 1971 | 632 |
| 1970 | 680 |
| 1969 | 718 |
| 1968 | 747 |
| 1967 | 731 |
| 1966 | 771 |
| 1965 | 956 |
| 1964 | 1,000 |
| 1963 | 1,101 |
| 1962 | 1,117 |
| 1961 | 1,284 |
| 1960 | 1,316 |
| 1959 | 1,335 |
| 1958 | 1,466 |
| 1957 | 1,636 |
| 1956 | 1,702 |
| 1955 | 1,691 |
| 1954 | 1,758 |
| 1953 | 1,776 |
| 1952 | 1,724 |
| 1951 | 1,722 |
| 1950 | 1,758 |
| 1949 | 1,752 |
| 1948 | 1,781 |
| 1947 | 1,944 |
| 1946 | 1,669 |
| 1945 | 1,618 |
| 1944 | 1,651 |
| 1943 | 1,764 |
| 1942 | 1,749 |
| 1941 | 1,563 |
| 1940 | 1,591 |
| 1939 | 1,549 |
| 1938 | 1,604 |
| 1937 | 1,576 |
| 1936 | 1,546 |
| 1935 | 1,626 |
| 1934 | 1,687 |
| 1933 | 1,644 |
| 1932 | 1,813 |
| 1931 | 1,919 |
| 1930 | 2,020 |
| 1929 | 2,106 |
| 1928 | 2,229 |
| 1927 | 2,440 |
| 1926 | 2,539 |
| 1925 | 2,559 |
| 1924 | 2,780 |
| 1923 | 2,765 |
| 1922 | 2,951 |
| 1921 | 3,076 |
| 1920 | 3,068 |
| 1919 | 3,020 |
| 1918 | 3,229 |
| 1917 | 2,854 |
| 1916 | 2,907 |
| 1915 | 2,943 |
| 1914 | 2,164 |
| 1913 | 1,736 |
| 1912 | 1,443 |
| 1911 | 657 |
| 1910 | 556 |
| 1909 | 501 |
| 1908 | 509 |
| 1907 | 491 |
| 1906 | 482 |
| 1905 | 432 |
| 1904 | 398 |
| 1903 | 400 |
| 1902 | 385 |
| 1901 | 332 |
| 1900 | 431 |
| 1899 | 290 |
| 1898 | 298 |
| 1897 | 310 |
| 1896 | 318 |
| 1895 | 295 |
| 1894 | 291 |
| 1893 | 243 |
| 1892 | 240 |
| 1891 | 191 |
| 1890 | 226 |
| 1889 | 213 |
| 1888 | 189 |
| 1887 | 168 |
| 1886 | 160 |
| 1885 | 141 |
| 1884 | 123 |
| 1883 | 116 |
| 1882 | 134 |
| 1881 | 87 |
| 1880 | 109 |
Girls named Lester each year since 1880
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The numbers for Lester (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2024 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2023 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2022 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2021 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2020 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2019 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2018 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2017 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2016 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2015 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2014 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2013 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2012 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2011 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2010 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2009 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2008 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2007 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2006 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2005 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2004 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2003 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2002 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2001 | Fewer than 5 |
| 2000 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1999 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1998 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1997 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1996 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1995 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1994 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1993 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1992 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1991 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1990 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1989 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1988 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1987 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1986 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1985 | 6 |
| 1984 | 5 |
| 1983 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1982 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1981 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1980 | 6 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1977 | 7 |
| 1976 | 6 |
| 1975 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1974 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1973 | 5 |
| 1972 | 7 |
| 1971 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1970 | 9 |
| 1969 | 9 |
| 1968 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1967 | 8 |
| 1966 | 8 |
| 1965 | 8 |
| 1964 | 13 |
| 1963 | 16 |
| 1962 | 8 |
| 1961 | 12 |
| 1960 | 12 |
| 1959 | 15 |
| 1958 | 14 |
| 1957 | 9 |
| 1956 | 14 |
| 1955 | 15 |
| 1954 | 17 |
| 1953 | 16 |
| 1952 | 20 |
| 1951 | 13 |
| 1950 | 14 |
| 1949 | 15 |
| 1948 | 13 |
| 1947 | 15 |
| 1946 | 10 |
| 1945 | 13 |
| 1944 | 13 |
| 1943 | 20 |
| 1942 | 14 |
| 1941 | 16 |
| 1940 | 19 |
| 1939 | 12 |
| 1938 | 18 |
| 1937 | 12 |
| 1936 | 17 |
| 1935 | 18 |
| 1934 | 18 |
| 1933 | 19 |
| 1932 | 18 |
| 1931 | 24 |
| 1930 | 24 |
| 1929 | 30 |
| 1928 | 33 |
| 1927 | 40 |
| 1926 | 31 |
| 1925 | 22 |
| 1924 | 34 |
| 1923 | 36 |
| 1922 | 37 |
| 1921 | 33 |
| 1920 | 33 |
| 1919 | 35 |
| 1918 | 36 |
| 1917 | 35 |
| 1916 | 23 |
| 1915 | 28 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1913 | 17 |
| 1912 | 20 |
| 1911 | 7 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1909 | 10 |
| 1908 | 13 |
| 1907 | 9 |
| 1906 | 6 |
| 1905 | 18 |
| 1904 | 11 |
| 1903 | 8 |
| 1902 | 13 |
| 1901 | 6 |
| 1900 | 10 |
| 1899 | 10 |
| 1898 | 9 |
| 1897 | 8 |
| 1896 | 8 |
| 1895 | 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | 5 |
| 1892 | 10 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | 5 |
| 1889 | 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | 6 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.