Names / Boy names
Lester
Current rank
#1,641
holding steady
All-time peak
#52
in 1906
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
132,000
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #52 in 1906 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
From Leicester. It enters U.S. records in American naming data in 1880. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. 1906 marked its high point, reaching #52. Over 132,000 have carried it since records began.