Lester
2 countries#1634 in United States, 2025US
#1634
in United States, 2025
FR
55
total births, France
Total births recorded
132,102
Peak year (United States)
1918
Peak-year count
3,265
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Lester was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
132,047 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1634 · peaked in 1918 with 3,265 births
Most common in: Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Texas, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
55 births recorded 1959–2005 · peaked in 2003 with 7 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Lester’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1154 | — |
| 2007 | #1376 | ↓222 |
| 2008 | #1227 | ↑149 |
| 2009 | #1353 | ↓126 |
| 2010 | #1408 | ↓55 |
| 2011 | #1544 | ↓136 |
| 2012 | #1535 | ↑9 |
| 2013 | #1352 | ↑183 |
| 2014 | #1514 | ↓162 |
| 2015 | #1555 | ↓41 |
| 2016 | #1563 | ↓8 |
| 2017 | #1746 | ↓183 |
| 2018 | #1687 | ↑59 |
| 2019 | #1634 | ↑53 |
| 2020 | #1528 | ↑106 |
| 2021 | #1583 | ↓55 |
| 2022 | #1737 | ↓154 |
| 2023 | #1909 | ↓172 |
| 2024 | #1563 | ↑346 |
| 2025 | #1634 | ↓71 |
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