Chester
Last seen for girls in 1983 at #10,275 · #1,585 for boys in 2025, 107 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1919 · 3,432 births
- Debut · boys
- 168 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 50 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 121,474since 1880
Chester over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,585 | 107 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,650 | 102 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,727 | 96 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,760 | 94 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,109 | 68 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,621 | 99 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,723 | 91 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,687 | 93 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,695 | 93 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,921 | 76 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,625 | 98 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,781 | 84 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,827 | 78 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,983 | 71 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,771 | 82 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,913 | 74 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,942 | 73 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,665 | 92 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,795 | 81 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,893 | 71 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,506 | 95 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,491 | 90 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,400 | 95 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,357 | 97 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,502 | 81 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,228 | 109 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,241 | 100 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,096 | 117 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,045 | 122 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,006 | 124 | |
| 1995 | — | #917 | 145 | |
| 1994 | — | #886 | 149 | |
| 1993 | — | #853 | 154 | |
| 1992 | — | #724 | 203 | |
| 1991 | — | #700 | 209 | |
| 1990 | — | #673 | 226 | |
| 1989 | — | #664 | 228 | |
| 1988 | — | #631 | 227 | |
| 1987 | — | #572 | 251 | |
| 1986 | — | #600 | 220 | |
| 1985 | — | #536 | 264 | |
| 1984 | — | #503 | 285 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #494 | 292 |
| 1982 | — | #464 | 332 | |
| 1981 | — | #441 | 349 | |
| 1980 | — | #446 | 348 | |
| 1979 | — | #423 | 355 | |
| 1978 | — | #398 | 377 | |
| 1977 | — | #396 | 392 | |
| 1976 | — | #404 | 370 | |
| 1975 | — | #406 | 355 | |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #367 | 428 |
| 1973 | — | #373 | 422 | |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #388 | 411 |
| 1971 | — | #357 | 507 | |
| 1970 | #7,070 | 6 | #359 | 515 |
| 1969 | — | #332 | 544 | |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #345 | 500 |
| 1967 | — | #325 | 534 | |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | #323 | 536 |
| 1965 | — | #299 | 629 | |
| 1964 | — | #295 | 710 | |
| 1963 | — | #286 | 732 | |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #277 | 775 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #265 | 888 |
| 1960 | — | #260 | 936 | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #253 | 1,001 |
| 1958 | #4,890 | 7 | #240 | 1,051 |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | #219 | 1,182 |
| 1956 | — | #207 | 1,254 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #203 | 1,256 |
| 1954 | #4,278 | 8 | #185 | 1,421 |
| 1953 | #3,269 | 12 | #183 | 1,380 |
| 1952 | #2,921 | 14 | #180 | 1,456 |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | #178 | 1,401 |
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | #169 | 1,378 |
| 1949 | #3,176 | 11 | #163 | 1,440 |
| 1948 | #3,350 | 10 | #158 | 1,556 |
| 1947 | #3,061 | 12 | #154 | 1,714 |
| 1946 | #2,880 | 12 | #149 | 1,620 |
| 1945 | #2,339 | 14 | #144 | 1,445 |
| 1944 | #2,287 | 15 | #137 | 1,521 |
| 1943 | #3,249 | 9 | #137 | 1,631 |
| 1942 | #2,311 | 15 | #137 | 1,559 |
| 1941 | #2,846 | 10 | #136 | 1,448 |
| 1940 | #2,963 | 9 | #137 | 1,353 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #133 | 1,296 |
| 1938 | — | #136 | 1,236 | |
| 1937 | #2,317 | 13 | #129 | 1,272 |
| 1936 | #2,263 | 13 | #127 | 1,278 |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | #121 | 1,432 |
| 1934 | #1,771 | 19 | #123 | 1,385 |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | #119 | 1,399 |
| 1932 | #2,365 | 13 | #112 | 1,607 |
| 1931 | #1,876 | 18 | #106 | 1,717 |
| 1930 | #2,023 | 17 | #103 | 1,791 |
| 1929 | #1,953 | 18 | #96 | 1,969 |
| 1928 | #1,425 | 30 | #88 | 2,243 |
| 1927 | #2,095 | 18 | #85 | 2,407 |
| 1926 | #1,325 | 35 | #79 | 2,534 |
| 1925 | #2,018 | 19 | #73 | 2,719 |
| 1924 | #1,811 | 23 | #67 | 3,033 |
| 1923 | #1,782 | 23 | #63 | 3,150 |
| 1922 | #1,836 | 22 | #64 | 3,133 |
| 1921 | #1,765 | 24 | #56 | 3,549 |
| 1920 | #1,550 | 28 | #55 | 3,698 |
| 1919 | #1,423 | 30 | #53 | 3,432 |
| 1918 | #1,887 | 20 | #54 | 3,692 |
| 1917 | #1,708 | 21 | #56 | 3,338 |
| 1916 | #1,739 | 20 | #54 | 3,212 |
| 1915 | #2,143 | 14 | #54 | 3,043 |
| 1914 | #1,541 | 18 | #56 | 2,289 |
| 1913 | #1,601 | 14 | #56 | 1,765 |
| 1912 | #1,352 | 16 | #55 | 1,460 |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 | #58 | 708 |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 11 | #61 | 561 |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | #66 | 475 |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | #66 | 461 |
| 1907 | — | #67 | 424 | |
| 1906 | #1,321 | 9 | #61 | 420 |
| 1905 | — | #64 | 388 | |
| 1904 | — | #69 | 355 | |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | #68 | 327 |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | #74 | 321 |
| 1901 | — | #75 | 253 | |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 | #72 | 364 |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | #66 | 288 |
| 1898 | — | #66 | 321 | |
| 1897 | — | #67 | 290 | |
| 1896 | #1,292 | 7 | #63 | 329 |
| 1895 | — | #57 | 377 | |
| 1894 | #1,485 | 5 | #63 | 325 |
| 1893 | — | #66 | 291 | |
| 1892 | — | #72 | 285 | |
| 1891 | — | #68 | 252 | |
| 1890 | — | #69 | 263 | |
| 1889 | — | #69 | 274 | |
| 1888 | — | #72 | 288 | |
| 1887 | — | #78 | 207 | |
| 1886 | — | #65 | 287 | |
| 1885 | — | #67 | 273 | |
| 1884 | — | #58 | 338 | |
| 1883 | — | #59 | 290 | |
| 1882 | — | #60 | 300 | |
| 1881 | — | #59 | 274 | |
| 1880 | — | #85 | 168 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Chester was already there! It came in at #85, and was given to 168 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2001–2024, when fewer than 110 boys a year got the name.
Where Chester is popular in 1968
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Kentucky#157 · 1 in 1,043
- West Virginia#157 · 1 in 1,144
- Maine#181 · 1 in 1,542
- Maryland#208 · 1 in 1,849
- Massachusetts#222 · 1 in 3,507
Best ever in a state: #18 in Kentucky, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #157 | 26 | 1 in 1,043 |
| West Virginia | #157 | 12 | 1 in 1,144 |
| Maine | #181 | 5 | 1 in 1,542 |
| Maryland | #208 | 15 | 1 in 1,849 |
| Massachusetts | #222 | 13 | 1 in 3,507 |
| Connecticut | #231 | 8 | 1 in 2,806 |
| Mississippi | #250 | 12 | 1 in 1,679 |
| Missouri | #252 | 16 | 1 in 2,284 |
| Ohio | #252 | 32 | 1 in 2,821 |
| Pennsylvania | #261 | 27 | 1 in 3,356 |
| Arkansas | #266 | 7 | 1 in 2,133 |
| District of Columbia | #272 | 5 | 1 in 2,372 |
| Virginia | #273 | 14 | 1 in 2,603 |
| Alabama | #278 | 13 | 1 in 2,229 |
| Kansas | #282 | 6 | 1 in 2,579 |
| Florida | #285 | 21 | 1 in 2,260 |
| Wisconsin | #286 | 9 | 1 in 3,940 |
| Indiana | #292 | 14 | 1 in 3,137 |
| Tennessee | #294 | 11 | 1 in 2,962 |
| South Carolina | #295 | 9 | 1 in 2,485 |
| New Jersey | #302 | 14 | 1 in 3,760 |
| Michigan | #303 | 21 | 1 in 3,629 |
| Washington | #324 | 7 | 1 in 3,796 |
| North Carolina | #337 | 12 | 1 in 3,618 |
| Oklahoma | #358 | 5 | 1 in 3,662 |
| Louisiana | #370 | 11 | 1 in 3,126 |
| Illinois | #392 | 19 | 1 in 4,804 |
| Texas | #405 | 31 | 1 in 3,302 |
| Georgia | #411 | 9 | 1 in 4,549 |
| California | #414 | 37 | 1 in 4,519 |
| New York | #444 | 22 | 1 in 6,716 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Chester
- 65 spots since 2024 (#1,650 → #1,585)
- 36 spots since 2020 (#1,621 → #1,585)
- 40 spots since 2015 (#1,625 → #1,585)
- Biggest jump: 28 spots in 1987 (#600 → #572)
- Biggest drop: 129 spots in 1993 (#724 → #853)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1919 at #53 (3,432 births)
- Births halved by 1932, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 50 yrs · run 1880–1929
- Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1880–1995
- Highest: 1 in 275 boys born in 1918 were named Chester (0.36%)
- Latest: 1 in 15,963 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #53 in 1919, was only 1 in 286 (0.35%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 23.4% of all boys named Chester (28,435) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,699 | #58 (1884) | #67 |
| 1890s | 3,021 | #57 (1895) | #66 |
| 1900s | 3,788 | #61 (1906) | #68 |
| 1910s | 23,500 | #53 (1919) | #56 |
| 1920s | 28,435 | #55 (1920) | #73 |
| 1930s | 14,413 | #103 (1930) | #121 |
| 1940s | 15,287 | #136 (1941) | #145 |
| 1950s | 12,780 | #169 (1950) | #202 |
| 1960s | 6,784 | #260 (1960) | #301 |
| 1970s | 4,132 | #357 (1971) | #387 |
| 1980s | 2,796 | #441 (1981) | #535 |
| 1990s | 1,549 | #673 (1990) | #914 |
| 2000s | 884 | #1,228 (2000) | #1,578 |
| 2010s | 840 | #1,625 (2015) | #1,793 |
| 2020s | 566 | #1,585 (2025) | #1,742 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Chester in 1968
Top girls' names in 1968
Top boys' names in 1968
More about 1968
girls
1,640,389 girls got a published name in 1968; 1 in 328,078 of them was named Chester, which outranked 14.4% of the 8,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,182 names at #7,016; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,737,974 boys got a published name in 1968; 1 in 3,476 of them was named Chester, which outranked 92.7% of the 4,746 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.