Custer

KUHS-ter /ˈkʌstɚ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Custer is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Custer is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1950. Custer was first reported in SSA data in 1904 and peaked in 1917 (15 births).

About the name Custer

PronunciationKUHS-ter /ˈkʌstɚ/
15peak births 1917
1904first in SSA data

Names similar to Custer

How popular is Custer?

Boys named Custer
190419101920193019401950
Boys named Custer per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1904–1950 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1950) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Custer total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19505—#3,790
19307—#3,359
19295—#4,084
19285—#4,277
19275—#4,326
192610—#2,764
19246—#3,978
19236—#3,919
192112—#2,524
19195—#4,295
19188—#3,166
191715—#2,006
19168—#2,975
191510—#2,486
19146—#2,988
19136—#2,560
19045—#1,251