Skip to content
Shortlist0
← Browse names

A name. A world of connections.

Lester

A given name in English, Spanish and 4 more

Language contexts for this entry: English, Spanish, Dutch and 3 more

Matching spellings may have different histories. Explore matching entries

masculineLatin script
Dutch

Hear the name

Dutch

A story to pass on.

Share Lester with someone you love.

WhatsAppFacebookTelegramXEmail

Opens in a new tab

Opens your email app

Origin
Not established
6 language contexts
EnglishSpanishDutch+3 more
Follow the evidence
7 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Lester

Lester is a masculine given name documented in English, Spanish, Dutch and 3 other languages. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.

02 / Across borders

Where Lester is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

The name atlas

Across borders

18

countries in our sources

Select a country to follow Lester’s connections around the world.

7 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.

Selected country

United States

Statistics + language records

United States, 2025: 103 boys (rank 1634). Documented as a given name in English.

Explore United States

4 of 18 countries

03 / By the numbers

Popularity over time

Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.

United States

1880–2025 Spelling: Lester

Recorded category
Metric
Latest · 2025
103
applications
Rank #1,634
Peak year
1918
3,229 applications

Hover to explore a year. Use arrow keys when a chart point has focus.

Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

Integer application counts retained without rounding.

Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.

Show the data table
Lester in United States, boys: applications and rank by year
YearApplicationsRankStatus
1880109121observed
188187142observed
1882134109observed
1883116111observed
1884123118observed
1885141101observed
188616098observed
188716889observed
188818997observed
188921382observed
189022676observed
189119183observed
189224080observed
189324377observed
189429169observed
189529568observed
189631865observed
189731061observed
189829870observed
189929065observed
190043160observed
190133261observed
190238558observed
190340053observed
190439861observed
190543257observed
190648252observed
190749158observed
190850960observed
190950161observed
191055664observed
191165765observed
19121,44358observed
19131,73659observed
19142,16457observed
19152,94357observed
19162,90759observed
19172,85461observed
19183,22962observed
19193,02062observed
19203,06869observed
19213,07666observed
19222,95169observed
19232,76571observed
19242,78072observed
19252,55981observed
19262,53978observed
19272,44083observed
19282,22989observed
19292,10688observed
19302,02095observed
19311,91996observed
19321,813101observed
19331,644108observed
19341,687110observed
19351,626114observed
19361,546115observed
19371,576116observed
19381,604115observed
19391,549116observed
19401,591116observed
19411,563125observed
19421,749126observed
19431,764125observed
19441,651126observed
19451,618131observed
19461,669145observed
19471,944142observed
19481,781149observed
19491,752149observed
19501,758148observed
19511,722151observed
19521,724158observed
19531,776157observed
19541,758164observed
19551,691168observed
19561,702176observed
19571,636183observed
19581,466192observed
19591,335211observed
19601,316213observed
19611,284218observed
19621,117229observed
19631,101226observed
19641,000243observed
1965956237observed
1966771261observed
1967731269observed
1968747266observed
1969718277observed
1970680297observed
1971632308observed
1972589311observed
1973504337observed
1974471355observed
1975497344observed
1976475350observed
1977453366observed
1978387392observed
1979422390observed
1980466370observed
1981436387observed
1982400418observed
1983399409observed
1984346450observed
1985321485observed
1986302504observed
1987277548observed
1988309519observed
1989314547observed
1990260631observed
1991287601observed
1992251654observed
1993252648observed
1994207728observed
1995179801observed
1996172832observed
1997166852observed
19981331,017observed
1999173873observed
20001441,015observed
20011421,035observed
20021391,079observed
20031481,049observed
20041371,144observed
20051281,233observed
20061461,154observed
20071201,376observed
20081421,227observed
20091271,353observed
20101181,408observed
20111021,544observed
20121041,535observed
20131251,352observed
20141061,514observed
20151041,555observed
20161051,563observed
2017881,746observed
2018931,687observed
20191001,634observed
20201091,528observed
20211091,583observed
2022961,737observed
2023821,909observed
20241111,563observed
20251031,634observed
About this dataset and its counting rules

Statistics count the spelling “Lester” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.

Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.

Universe
US national Social Security card applications by name, sex and birth year; not a complete birth registry, especially before 1937.
Rounding
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Suppression
Only names with at least 5 occurrences in a year and sex are included. Missing observations are not zeros.
Ranking
computed by NameStoria from published counts; ties share a rank, next rank skips. The mirror's derived rank column is not used.

Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0

Read our methodology

04 / Through time

History

Notable bearers

People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.

A little story to keep

A name worth keeping.

Take the story of Lester with you. Create a personal name passport with its meaning, roots and connections.

06 / Behind the facts

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms6
Pronunciation recordingsAudio credits and individual recording licences1
Statistics and surveysPublishers, dataset licences and retrieval dates9

  • SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)

    US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)

    Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013

    Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017

    Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025

    Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national

    Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

  • Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025

    Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)

    Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

  • Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01

    Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.