Lester is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 1918 and has since faded.
Lester is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,641 for boy births in the United States (and #3,480 across all names), given to 103 babies. Lester was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1918 (3,229 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 103 | 103 | — | #1,641 |
| 2024 | 111 | 111 | — | #1,568 |
| 2023 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,921 |
| 2022 | 96 | 96 | — | #1,744 |
| 2021 | 109 | 109 | — | #1,588 |
| 2020 | 109 | 109 | — | #1,533 |
| 2019 | 100 | 100 | — | #1,639 |
| 2018 | 93 | 93 | — | #1,695 |
| 2017 | 88 | 88 | — | #1,760 |
| 2016 | 105 | 105 | — | #1,570 |
| 2015 | 104 | 104 | — | #1,561 |
| 2014 | 106 | 106 | — | #1,520 |
| 2013 | 125 | 125 | — | #1,359 |
| 2012 | 104 | 104 | — | #1,537 |
| 2011 | 102 | 109 | — | #1,556 |
| 2010 | 118 | 118 | — | #1,411 |
| 2009 | 127 | 134 | — | #1,358 |
| 2008 | 142 | 147 | — | #1,231 |
| 2007 | 120 | 132 | — | #1,379 |
| 2006 | 146 | 157 | — | #1,159 |
| 2005 | 128 | 133 | — | #1,239 |
| 2004 | 137 | 143 | — | #1,148 |
| 2003 | 148 | 148 | — | #1,053 |
| 2002 | 139 | 151 | — | #1,081 |
| 2001 | 142 | 148 | — | #1,039 |
| 2000 | 144 | 155 | — | #1,019 |
| 1999 | 173 | 181 | — | #876 |
| 1998 | 133 | 148 | — | #1,020 |
| 1997 | 166 | — | — | #855 |
| 1996 | 172 | — | — | #834 |
| 1995 | 179 | — | — | #801 |
| 1994 | 207 | — | — | #731 |
| 1993 | 252 | — | — | #649 |
| 1992 | 251 | — | — | #655 |
| 1991 | 287 | — | — | #603 |
| 1990 | 260 | — | — | #631 |
| 1989 | 314 | — | — | #548 |
| 1988 | 309 | — | — | #520 |
| 1987 | 277 | — | — | #548 |
| 1986 | 302 | — | — | #504 |
| 1985 | 327 | — | #10,045 | #485 |
| 1984 | 351 | — | #11,383 | #450 |
| 1983 | 399 | — | — | #409 |
| 1982 | 400 | — | — | #418 |
| 1981 | 436 | — | — | #387 |
| 1980 | 472 | — | #9,759 | #370 |
| 1979 | 429 | — | #8,558 | #390 |
| 1978 | 392 | — | #10,672 | #392 |
| 1977 | 460 | — | #8,013 | #366 |
| 1976 | 481 | — | #8,728 | #351 |
| 1975 | 497 | — | — | #344 |
| 1974 | 471 | — | — | #355 |
| 1973 | 509 | — | #9,150 | #337 |
| 1972 | 596 | — | #6,937 | #311 |
| 1971 | 632 | — | — | #308 |
| 1970 | 689 | — | #5,624 | #297 |
| 1969 | 727 | — | #5,274 | #277 |
| 1968 | 747 | — | — | #266 |
| 1967 | 739 | — | #5,234 | #269 |
| 1966 | 779 | — | #5,083 | #261 |
| 1965 | 964 | — | #5,088 | #237 |
| 1964 | 1,013 | — | #3,801 | #243 |
| 1963 | 1,117 | — | #3,261 | #226 |
| 1962 | 1,125 | — | #5,114 | #230 |
| 1961 | 1,296 | — | #3,900 | #218 |
| 1960 | 1,328 | — | #3,819 | #213 |
| 1959 | 1,350 | — | #3,186 | #211 |
| 1958 | 1,480 | — | #3,310 | #192 |
| 1957 | 1,645 | — | #4,398 | #183 |
| 1956 | 1,716 | — | #3,254 | #176 |
| 1955 | 1,706 | — | #3,046 | #168 |
| 1954 | 1,775 | — | #2,750 | #164 |
| 1953 | 1,792 | — | #2,757 | #157 |
| 1952 | 1,744 | — | #2,372 | #158 |
| 1951 | 1,735 | — | #3,028 | #151 |
| 1950 | 1,772 | — | #2,843 | #148 |
| 1949 | 1,767 | — | #2,681 | #149 |
| 1948 | 1,794 | — | #2,897 | #149 |
| 1947 | 1,959 | — | #2,703 | #142 |
| 1946 | 1,679 | — | #3,341 | #145 |
| 1945 | 1,631 | — | #2,541 | #131 |
| 1944 | 1,664 | — | #2,574 | #126 |
| 1943 | 1,784 | — | #1,974 | #125 |
| 1942 | 1,763 | — | #2,485 | #126 |
| 1941 | 1,579 | — | #2,146 | #125 |
| 1940 | 1,610 | — | #1,872 | #116 |
| 1939 | 1,561 | — | #2,507 | #116 |
| 1938 | 1,622 | — | #1,912 | #115 |
| 1937 | 1,588 | — | #2,513 | #116 |
| 1936 | 1,563 | — | #1,921 | #115 |
| 1935 | 1,644 | — | #1,883 | #114 |
| 1934 | 1,705 | — | #1,876 | #110 |
| 1933 | 1,663 | — | #1,809 | #108 |
| 1932 | 1,831 | — | #1,920 | #101 |
| 1931 | 1,943 | — | #1,573 | #96 |
| 1930 | 2,044 | — | #1,638 | #95 |
| 1929 | 2,136 | — | #1,406 | #88 |
| 1928 | 2,262 | — | #1,353 | #89 |
| 1927 | 2,480 | — | #1,245 | #83 |
| 1926 | 2,570 | — | #1,466 | #78 |
| 1925 | 2,581 | — | #1,872 | #81 |
| 1924 | 2,814 | — | #1,423 | #72 |
| 1923 | 2,801 | — | #1,318 | #71 |
| 1922 | 2,988 | — | #1,299 | #69 |
| 1921 | 3,109 | — | #1,421 | #66 |
| 1920 | 3,101 | — | #1,390 | #69 |
| 1919 | 3,055 | — | #1,306 | #62 |
| 1918 | 3,265 | — | #1,268 | #62 |
| 1917 | 2,889 | — | #1,228 | #61 |
| 1916 | 2,930 | — | #1,614 | #59 |
| 1915 | 2,971 | — | #1,354 | #57 |
| 1914 | 2,176 | — | #2,072 | #57 |
| 1913 | 1,753 | — | #1,437 | #59 |
| 1912 | 1,463 | — | #1,199 | #58 |
| 1911 | 664 | — | #2,083 | #65 |
| 1910 | 566 | — | #1,578 | #64 |
| 1909 | 511 | — | #1,423 | #61 |
| 1908 | 522 | — | #1,175 | #60 |
| 1907 | 500 | — | #1,461 | #58 |
| 1906 | 488 | — | #1,847 | #52 |
| 1905 | 450 | — | #887 | #57 |
| 1904 | 409 | — | #1,142 | #61 |
| 1903 | 408 | — | #1,391 | #53 |
| 1902 | 398 | — | #998 | #58 |
| 1901 | 338 | — | #1,575 | #61 |
| 1900 | 441 | — | #1,276 | #60 |
| 1899 | 300 | — | #1,065 | #65 |
| 1898 | 307 | — | #1,222 | #70 |
| 1897 | 318 | — | #1,217 | #62 |
| 1896 | 326 | — | #1,263 | #65 |
| 1895 | 300 | — | #1,722 | #68 |
| 1894 | 291 | — | — | #69 |
| 1893 | 248 | — | #1,547 | #77 |
| 1892 | 250 | — | #988 | #81 |
| 1891 | 191 | — | — | #83 |
| 1890 | 231 | — | #1,431 | #76 |
| 1889 | 218 | — | #1,392 | #82 |
| 1888 | 189 | — | — | #97 |
| 1887 | 168 | — | — | #89 |
| 1886 | 166 | — | #1,043 | #98 |
| 1885 | 141 | — | — | #102 |
| 1884 | 123 | — | — | #118 |
| 1883 | 116 | — | — | #111 |
| 1882 | 134 | — | — | #110 |
| 1881 | 87 | — | — | #143 |
| 1880 | 109 | — | — | #121 |