Leaster

LEES-ter /ˈliːstɚ/
girl 2 syllables fading

Leaster is a very rare variant of Lester that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Leaster is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1929. Leaster was first reported in SSA data in 1916 and peaked in 1920 (7 births).

About the name Leaster

PronunciationLEES-ter /ˈliːstɚ/

Names similar to Leaster

How popular is Leaster?

Girls named Leaster
1918192019251929
Girls named Leaster per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–1929 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1929) 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
Boys named Leaster
1916192019251928
Boys named Leaster per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1916–1929 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1929) 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

Leaster total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19295—#4,960—
192813—#4,476#3,556
19275—#5,237—
19266—#4,590—
19235——#4,588
19225—#5,418—
19207—#4,202—
19186—#4,578—
19165——#4,246