Chester
Boy name
Chester meaning
a town or city, especially a Roman one
Chester at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #1,648 in 2024
Chester popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #85 | 168 |
| 1890 | #69 | 263 |
| 1900 | #72 | 364 |
| 1910 | #61 | 561 |
| 1919 | #53 | 3,432 |
| 1920 | #55 | 3,698 |
| 1930 | #103 | 1,791 |
| 1940 | #137 | 1,353 |
| 1950 | #169 | 1,378 |
| 1960 | #260 | 936 |
| 1970 | #359 | 515 |
| 1980 | #446 | 349 |
| 1990 | #673 | 226 |
| 2000 | #1,228 | 109 |
| 2010 | #1,912 | 74 |
| 2020 | #1,619 | 99 |
| 2024 | #1,648 | 102 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #85 | 168 |
| 1881 | #59 | 274 |
| 1882 | #60 | 300 |
| 1883 | #59 | 290 |
| 1884 | #58 | 338 |
| 1885 | #67 | 273 |
| 1886 | #65 | 287 |
| 1887 | #78 | 207 |
| 1888 | #72 | 288 |
| 1889 | #69 | 274 |
| 1890 | #69 | 263 |
| 1891 | #68 | 252 |
| 1892 | #72 | 285 |
| 1893 | #66 | 291 |
| 1894 | #63 | 325 |
| 1895 | #57 | 377 |
| 1896 | #63 | 329 |
| 1897 | #67 | 290 |
| 1898 | #66 | 321 |
| 1899 | #66 | 288 |
| 1900 | #72 | 364 |
| 1901 | #75 | 253 |
| 1902 | #74 | 321 |
| 1903 | #68 | 327 |
| 1904 | #69 | 355 |
| 1905 | #64 | 388 |
| 1906 | #61 | 420 |
| 1907 | #67 | 424 |
| 1908 | #66 | 461 |
| 1909 | #66 | 475 |
| 1910 | #61 | 561 |
| 1911 | #58 | 708 |
| 1912 | #55 | 1,460 |
| 1913 | #56 | 1,765 |
| 1914 | #56 | 2,289 |
| 1915 | #54 | 3,043 |
| 1916 | #54 | 3,212 |
| 1917 | #56 | 3,338 |
| 1918 | #54 | 3,692 |
| 1919 | #53 | 3,432 |
| 1920 | #55 | 3,698 |
| 1921 | #56 | 3,549 |
| 1922 | #64 | 3,133 |
| 1923 | #63 | 3,150 |
| 1924 | #67 | 3,033 |
| 1925 | #73 | 2,719 |
| 1926 | #79 | 2,534 |
| 1927 | #85 | 2,407 |
| 1928 | #88 | 2,243 |
| 1929 | #96 | 1,969 |
| 1930 | #103 | 1,791 |
| 1931 | #105 | 1,717 |
| 1932 | #112 | 1,607 |
| 1933 | #119 | 1,399 |
| 1934 | #123 | 1,385 |
| 1935 | #121 | 1,432 |
| 1936 | #127 | 1,278 |
| 1937 | #129 | 1,272 |
| 1938 | #136 | 1,236 |
| 1939 | #133 | 1,296 |
| 1940 | #137 | 1,353 |
| 1941 | #136 | 1,448 |
| 1942 | #137 | 1,559 |
| 1943 | #137 | 1,630 |
| 1944 | #137 | 1,522 |
| 1945 | #144 | 1,444 |
| 1946 | #149 | 1,620 |
| 1947 | #154 | 1,714 |
| 1948 | #158 | 1,556 |
| 1949 | #163 | 1,440 |
| 1950 | #169 | 1,378 |
| 1951 | #178 | 1,401 |
| 1952 | #180 | 1,456 |
| 1953 | #183 | 1,380 |
| 1954 | #185 | 1,421 |
| 1955 | #203 | 1,256 |
| 1956 | #207 | 1,254 |
| 1957 | #219 | 1,182 |
| 1958 | #240 | 1,050 |
| 1959 | #253 | 1,002 |
| 1960 | #260 | 936 |
| 1961 | #265 | 888 |
| 1962 | #277 | 774 |
| 1963 | #286 | 732 |
| 1964 | #294 | 711 |
| 1965 | #299 | 629 |
| 1966 | #323 | 536 |
| 1967 | #325 | 533 |
| 1968 | #344 | 501 |
| 1969 | #332 | 544 |
| 1970 | #359 | 515 |
| 1971 | #356 | 508 |
| 1972 | #388 | 411 |
| 1973 | #373 | 422 |
| 1974 | #367 | 429 |
| 1975 | #406 | 355 |
| 1976 | #404 | 370 |
| 1977 | #396 | 393 |
| 1978 | #398 | 378 |
| 1979 | #423 | 355 |
| 1980 | #446 | 349 |
| 1981 | #441 | 349 |
| 1982 | #464 | 332 |
| 1983 | #494 | 292 |
| 1984 | #503 | 285 |
| 1985 | #536 | 264 |
| 1986 | #600 | 220 |
| 1987 | #572 | 251 |
| 1988 | #631 | 227 |
| 1989 | #664 | 228 |
| 1990 | #673 | 226 |
| 1991 | #700 | 209 |
| 1992 | #724 | 203 |
| 1993 | #853 | 154 |
| 1994 | #886 | 149 |
| 1995 | #917 | 145 |
| 1996 | #1,006 | 124 |
| 1997 | #1,045 | 122 |
| 1998 | #1,096 | 117 |
| 1999 | #1,241 | 100 |
| 2000 | #1,228 | 109 |
| 2001 | #1,502 | 81 |
| 2002 | #1,357 | 97 |
| 2003 | #1,400 | 95 |
| 2004 | #1,501 | 89 |
| 2005 | #1,506 | 95 |
| 2006 | #1,892 | 71 |
| 2007 | #1,795 | 81 |
| 2008 | #1,665 | 92 |
| 2009 | #1,941 | 73 |
| 2010 | #1,912 | 74 |
| 2011 | #1,771 | 82 |
| 2012 | #1,983 | 71 |
| 2013 | #1,827 | 78 |
| 2014 | #1,781 | 84 |
| 2015 | #1,625 | 98 |
| 2016 | #1,919 | 76 |
| 2017 | #1,694 | 93 |
| 2018 | #1,687 | 93 |
| 2019 | #1,723 | 91 |
| 2020 | #1,619 | 99 |
| 2021 | #2,133 | 67 |
| 2022 | #1,758 | 94 |
| 2023 | #1,726 | 96 |
| 2024 | #1,648 | 102 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Chester” (revision 92739919), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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