Kester

KEHS-ter /ˈkɛstɚ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Kester is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1915 and has since faded.

Kester is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2018. Kester was first reported in SSA data in 1913 and peaked in 1915 (17 births).

About the name Kester

PronunciationKEHS-ter /ˈkɛstɚ/
CultureEnglish
17peak births 1915
1913first in SSA data

Names similar to Kester

How popular is Kester?

Boys named Kester
1913192019401960198020002018
Boys named Kester per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1913–2018 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2018) 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

Kester total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201877#10,239
201666#11,497
201566#11,446
200955#13,551
200877#10,512
200355#11,900
200066#9,759
19856—#6,185
19846—#5,995
19828—#4,820
19747—#4,407
19739—#3,584
19726—#4,728
19716—#4,681
19607—#3,503
19587—#3,430
19575—#4,282
19566—#3,741
19546—#3,639
195310—#2,624
19497—#3,161
19486—#3,499
19479—#2,774
19465—#3,781
19457—#2,879
19448—#2,751
19435—#3,806
19396—#3,294
19376—#3,346
19365—#3,825
19357—#3,118
19345—#3,953
19318—#2,979
19307—#3,446
192912—#2,396
19285—#4,454
19279—#3,034
19255—#4,587
19245—#4,691
19235—#4,561
192111—#2,717
192010—#2,871
19196—#3,961
19186—#3,945
19179—#2,852
19167—#3,353
191517—#1,746
19136—#2,655