Chester
4 countries#1585 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Chester was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
122,302 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1585 · peaked in 1920 with 3,726 births
Most common in: Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Ohio, Texas
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
111 births recorded 2008–2025 · currently #441 · peaked in 2020 with 24 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
34 births recorded 2018–2023 · peaked in 2021 with 7 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
8 births recorded 2016–2018 · peaked in 2016 with 4 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Chester’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1893 | — |
| 2007 | #1795 | ↑98 |
| 2008 | #1665 | ↑130 |
| 2009 | #1942 | ↓277 |
| 2010 | #1913 | ↑29 |
| 2011 | #1771 | ↑142 |
| 2012 | #1983 | ↓212 |
| 2013 | #1827 | ↑156 |
| 2014 | #1781 | ↑46 |
| 2015 | #1625 | ↑156 |
| 2016 | #1921 | ↓296 |
| 2017 | #1695 | ↑226 |
| 2018 | #1687 | ↑8 |
| 2019 | #1723 | ↓36 |
| 2020 | #1621 | ↑102 |
| 2021 | #2109 | ↓488 |
| 2022 | #1760 | ↑349 |
| 2023 | #1727 | ↑33 |
| 2024 | #1650 | ↑77 |
| 2025 | #1585 | ↑65 |
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