Chester is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Chester is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,588 for boy births in the United States (and #3,382 across all names), given to 107 babies. Chester first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (3,698 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 107 | 107 | — | #1,588 |
| 2024 | 102 | 102 | — | #1,652 |
| 2023 | 96 | 96 | — | #1,730 |
| 2022 | 94 | 94 | — | #1,761 |
| 2021 | 68 | 68 | — | #2,113 |
| 2020 | 99 | 99 | — | #1,622 |
| 2019 | 91 | 91 | — | #1,725 |
| 2018 | 93 | 93 | — | #1,689 |
| 2017 | 93 | 93 | — | #1,698 |
| 2016 | 76 | 76 | — | #1,926 |
| 2015 | 98 | 98 | — | #1,625 |
| 2014 | 84 | 84 | — | #1,783 |
| 2013 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,832 |
| 2012 | 71 | 71 | — | #1,986 |
| 2011 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,772 |
| 2010 | 74 | 74 | — | #1,913 |
| 2009 | 73 | 73 | — | #1,943 |
| 2008 | 92 | 92 | — | #1,665 |
| 2007 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,796 |
| 2006 | 71 | 71 | — | #1,895 |
| 2005 | 95 | 95 | — | #1,507 |
| 2004 | 90 | 90 | — | #1,492 |
| 2003 | 95 | 95 | — | #1,400 |
| 2002 | 97 | 97 | — | #1,359 |
| 2001 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,503 |
| 2000 | 109 | 109 | — | #1,228 |
| 1999 | 100 | 100 | — | #1,244 |
| 1998 | 117 | 117 | — | #1,096 |
| 1997 | 122 | — | — | #1,045 |
| 1996 | 124 | — | — | #1,006 |
| 1995 | 145 | — | — | #918 |
| 1994 | 149 | — | — | #887 |
| 1993 | 154 | — | — | #854 |
| 1992 | 203 | — | — | #725 |
| 1991 | 209 | — | — | #700 |
| 1990 | 226 | — | — | #674 |
| 1989 | 228 | — | — | #664 |
| 1988 | 227 | — | — | #631 |
| 1987 | 251 | — | — | #572 |
| 1986 | 220 | — | — | #600 |
| 1985 | 264 | — | — | #536 |
| 1984 | 285 | — | — | #503 |
| 1983 | 297 | — | #10,561 | #494 |
| 1982 | 332 | — | — | #464 |
| 1981 | 349 | — | — | #441 |
| 1980 | 348 | — | — | #446 |
| 1979 | 355 | — | — | #423 |
| 1978 | 377 | — | — | #398 |
| 1977 | 392 | — | — | #396 |
| 1976 | 370 | — | — | #404 |
| 1975 | 355 | — | — | #407 |
| 1974 | 434 | — | #7,850 | #367 |
| 1973 | 422 | — | — | #373 |
| 1972 | 417 | — | #7,432 | #389 |
| 1971 | 507 | — | — | #357 |
| 1970 | 521 | — | #7,199 | #359 |
| 1969 | 544 | — | — | #332 |
| 1968 | 505 | — | #7,162 | #345 |
| 1967 | 534 | — | — | #325 |
| 1966 | 543 | — | #5,351 | #323 |
| 1965 | 629 | — | — | #299 |
| 1964 | 710 | — | — | #295 |
| 1963 | 732 | — | — | #286 |
| 1962 | 781 | — | #5,956 | #277 |
| 1961 | 893 | — | #6,707 | #265 |
| 1960 | 936 | — | — | #260 |
| 1959 | 1,006 | — | #6,393 | #253 |
| 1958 | 1,058 | — | #4,975 | #240 |
| 1957 | 1,195 | — | #3,345 | #219 |
| 1956 | 1,254 | — | — | #207 |
| 1955 | 1,261 | — | #5,967 | #203 |
| 1954 | 1,429 | — | #4,337 | #185 |
| 1953 | 1,392 | — | #3,302 | #183 |
| 1952 | 1,470 | — | #2,933 | #180 |
| 1951 | 1,407 | — | #4,929 | #178 |
| 1950 | 1,386 | — | #4,011 | #169 |
| 1949 | 1,451 | — | #3,219 | #163 |
| 1948 | 1,566 | — | #3,392 | #158 |
| 1947 | 1,726 | — | #3,082 | #154 |
| 1946 | 1,632 | — | #2,899 | #149 |
| 1945 | 1,459 | — | #2,350 | #144 |
| 1944 | 1,536 | — | #2,306 | #137 |
| 1943 | 1,640 | — | #3,282 | #137 |
| 1942 | 1,574 | — | #2,325 | #137 |
| 1941 | 1,458 | — | #2,871 | #136 |
| 1940 | 1,362 | — | #2,994 | #137 |
| 1939 | 1,302 | — | #3,829 | #133 |
| 1938 | 1,236 | — | — | #136 |
| 1937 | 1,285 | — | #2,337 | #129 |
| 1936 | 1,291 | — | #2,281 | #127 |
| 1935 | 1,441 | — | #2,962 | #121 |
| 1934 | 1,404 | — | #1,781 | #123 |
| 1933 | 1,405 | — | #3,815 | #119 |
| 1932 | 1,620 | — | #2,386 | #112 |
| 1931 | 1,735 | — | #1,887 | #106 |
| 1930 | 1,808 | — | #2,033 | #103 |
| 1929 | 1,987 | — | #1,961 | #96 |
| 1928 | 2,273 | — | #1,432 | #88 |
| 1927 | 2,425 | — | #2,110 | #85 |
| 1926 | 2,569 | — | #1,331 | #79 |
| 1925 | 2,738 | — | #2,043 | #73 |
| 1924 | 3,056 | — | #1,818 | #67 |
| 1923 | 3,173 | — | #1,789 | #63 |
| 1922 | 3,155 | — | #1,842 | #64 |
| 1921 | 3,573 | — | #1,778 | #56 |
| 1920 | 3,726 | — | #1,557 | #55 |
| 1919 | 3,462 | — | #1,430 | #53 |
| 1918 | 3,712 | — | #1,894 | #54 |
| 1917 | 3,359 | — | #1,725 | #56 |
| 1916 | 3,232 | — | #1,747 | #54 |
| 1915 | 3,057 | — | #2,155 | #54 |
| 1914 | 2,307 | — | #1,553 | #56 |
| 1913 | 1,779 | — | #1,611 | #56 |
| 1912 | 1,476 | — | #1,362 | #55 |
| 1911 | 717 | — | #1,686 | #58 |
| 1910 | 572 | — | #1,440 | #61 |
| 1909 | 480 | — | #2,266 | #66 |
| 1908 | 466 | — | #2,169 | #66 |
| 1907 | 424 | — | — | #67 |
| 1906 | 429 | — | #1,339 | #61 |
| 1905 | 388 | — | — | #64 |
| 1904 | 355 | — | — | #69 |
| 1903 | 336 | — | #1,224 | #68 |
| 1902 | 328 | — | #1,466 | #74 |
| 1901 | 253 | — | — | #75 |
| 1900 | 371 | — | #1,600 | #72 |
| 1899 | 294 | — | #1,432 | #66 |
| 1898 | 321 | — | — | #66 |
| 1897 | 290 | — | — | #67 |
| 1896 | 336 | — | #1,311 | #63 |
| 1895 | 377 | — | — | #57 |
| 1894 | 330 | — | #1,522 | #63 |
| 1893 | 291 | — | — | #66 |
| 1892 | 285 | — | — | #72 |
| 1891 | 252 | — | — | #68 |
| 1890 | 263 | — | — | #69 |
| 1889 | 274 | — | — | #69 |
| 1888 | 288 | — | — | #72 |
| 1887 | 207 | — | — | #78 |
| 1886 | 287 | — | — | #65 |
| 1885 | 273 | — | — | #67 |
| 1884 | 338 | — | — | #58 |
| 1883 | 290 | — | — | #59 |
| 1882 | 300 | — | — | #60 |
| 1881 | 274 | — | — | #59 |
| 1880 | 168 | — | — | #85 |