Lester Popularity by Year
Follow Lester across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Lester birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 103 | #1,634 | Down 71 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 111 | #1,563 | Up 346 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 82 | #1,909 | Down 172 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 96 | #1,737 | Down 154 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 109 | #1,583 | Down 55 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 109 | #1,528 | Up 106 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 100 | #1,634 | Up 53 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 93 | #1,687 | Up 59 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 88 | #1,746 | Down 183 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 105 | #1,563 | Down 8 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 104 | #1,555 | Down 41 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 106 | #1,514 | Down 162 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 125 | #1,352 | Up 183 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 104 | #1,535 | Up 9 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 102 | #1,544 | Down 136 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 118 | #1,408 | Down 55 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 127 | #1,353 | Down 126 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 142 | #1,227 | Up 149 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 120 | #1,376 | Down 222 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 146 | #1,154 | Up 79 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 128 | #1,233 | Down 89 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 137 | #1,144 | Down 95 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 148 | #1,049 | Up 30 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 139 | #1,079 | Down 44 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 142 | #1,035 | Down 20 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 144 | #1,015 | Down 142 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 173 | #873 | Up 144 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 133 | #1,017 | Down 165 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 166 | #852 | Down 20 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 172 | #832 | Down 31 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 179 | #801 | Down 73 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 207 | #728 | Down 80 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 252 | #648 | Up 6 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 251 | #654 | Down 53 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 287 | #601 | Up 30 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 260 | #631 | Down 84 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 314 | #547 | Down 28 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 309 | #519 | Up 29 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 277 | #548 | Down 44 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 302 | #504 | Down 19 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 321 | #485 | Down 35 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 6 | #9,307 | Up 1,115 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 346 | #450 | Down 41 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 5 | #10,422 | Down 1,327 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 399 | #409 | Up 9 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 400 | #418 | Down 31 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 436 | #387 | Down 17 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 466 | #370 | Up 20 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 6 | #9,095 | Down 1,034 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 422 | #390 | Up 2 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 7 | #8,061 | Up 1,689 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 387 | #392 | Down 26 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 5 | #9,750 | Down 2,183 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 453 | #366 | Down 16 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 7 | #7,567 | Up 589 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 475 | #350 | Down 6 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 6 | #8,156 | Up 267 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 497 | #344 | Up 11 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 471 | #355 | Down 18 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 504 | #337 | Down 26 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 5 | #8,423 | Down 1,865 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 589 | #311 | Down 3 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 7 | #6,558 | Down 1,145 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 632 | #308 | Down 11 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 680 | #297 | Down 20 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 9 | #5,413 | Down 356 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 718 | #277 | Down 11 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 9 | #5,057 | Down 75 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 747 | #266 | Up 3 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 731 | #269 | Down 8 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 8 | #4,982 | Down 116 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 771 | #261 | Down 24 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 8 | #4,866 | Down 35 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 956 | #237 | Up 6 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 8 | #4,831 | Down 1,139 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 1,000 | #243 | Down 17 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 13 | #3,692 | Down 516 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 1,101 | #226 | Up 3 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 16 | #3,176 | Up 1,689 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 1,117 | #229 | Down 11 places |
| 1962 | Girls | 8 | #4,865 | Down 1,072 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 1,284 | #218 | Down 5 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 12 | #3,793 | Down 105 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 1,316 | #213 | Down 2 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 12 | #3,688 | Down 584 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 1,335 | #211 | Down 19 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 15 | #3,104 | Up 128 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 1,466 | #192 | Down 9 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 14 | #3,232 | Up 970 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 1,636 | #183 | Down 7 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 9 | #4,202 | Down 1,016 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 1,702 | #176 | Down 8 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 14 | #3,186 | Down 215 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 1,691 | #168 | Down 4 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 15 | #2,971 | Down 276 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 1,758 | #164 | Down 7 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 17 | #2,695 | Up 4 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 1,776 | #157 | Up 1 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 16 | #2,699 | Down 372 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 1,724 | #158 | Down 7 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 20 | #2,327 | Up 610 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 1,722 | #151 | Down 3 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 13 | #2,937 | Down 156 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 1,758 | #148 | Up 1 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 14 | #2,781 | Down 161 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 1,752 | #149 | No rank change |
| 1949 | Girls | 15 | #2,620 | Up 208 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 1,781 | #149 | Down 7 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 13 | #2,828 | Down 191 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 1,944 | #142 | Up 3 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 15 | #2,637 | Up 580 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 1,669 | #145 | Down 14 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 10 | #3,217 | Down 759 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 1,618 | #131 | Down 5 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 13 | #2,458 | Up 53 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 1,651 | #126 | Down 1 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 13 | #2,511 | Down 562 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 1,764 | #125 | Up 1 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 20 | #1,949 | Up 467 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 1,749 | #126 | Down 1 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 14 | #2,416 | Down 320 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 1,563 | #125 | Down 9 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 16 | #2,096 | Down 251 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 1,591 | #116 | No rank change |
| 1940 | Girls | 19 | #1,845 | Up 572 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 1,549 | #116 | Down 1 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 12 | #2,417 | Down 544 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 1,604 | #115 | Up 1 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 18 | #1,873 | Up 575 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 1,576 | #116 | Down 1 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 12 | #2,448 | Down 575 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 1,546 | #115 | Down 1 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 17 | #1,873 | Down 28 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 1,626 | #114 | Down 4 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 18 | #1,845 | Down 11 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 1,687 | #110 | Down 2 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 18 | #1,834 | Down 61 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 1,644 | #108 | Down 7 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 19 | #1,773 | Up 104 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 1,813 | #101 | Down 5 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 18 | #1,877 | Down 328 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 1,919 | #96 | Down 1 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 24 | #1,549 | Up 58 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 2,020 | #95 | Down 7 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 24 | #1,607 | Down 214 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 2,106 | #88 | Up 1 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 30 | #1,393 | Down 55 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 2,229 | #89 | Down 6 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 33 | #1,338 | Down 105 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 2,440 | #83 | Down 5 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 40 | #1,233 | Up 216 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 2,539 | #78 | Up 3 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 31 | #1,449 | Up 398 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 2,559 | #81 | Down 9 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 22 | #1,847 | Down 438 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 2,780 | #72 | Down 1 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 34 | #1,409 | Down 104 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 2,765 | #71 | Down 2 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 36 | #1,305 | Down 20 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 2,951 | #69 | Down 3 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 37 | #1,285 | Up 124 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 3,076 | #66 | Up 3 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 33 | #1,409 | Down 34 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 3,068 | #69 | Down 7 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 33 | #1,375 | Down 78 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 3,020 | #62 | No rank change |
| 1919 | Girls | 35 | #1,297 | Down 42 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 3,229 | #62 | Down 1 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 36 | #1,255 | Down 36 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 2,854 | #61 | Down 2 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 35 | #1,219 | Up 362 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 2,907 | #59 | Down 2 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 23 | #1,581 | Down 242 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 2,943 | #57 | No rank change |
| 1915 | Girls | 28 | #1,339 | Up 670 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 2,164 | #57 | Up 2 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 12 | #2,009 | Down 604 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 1,736 | #59 | Down 1 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 17 | #1,405 | Down 227 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 1,443 | #58 | Up 7 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 20 | #1,178 | Up 778 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 657 | #65 | Down 1 places |
| 1911 | Girls | 7 | #1,956 | Down 435 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 556 | #64 | Down 3 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 10 | #1,521 | Down 152 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 501 | #61 | Down 1 places |
| 1909 | Girls | 10 | #1,369 | Down 234 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 509 | #60 | Down 2 places |
| 1908 | Girls | 13 | #1,135 | Up 249 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 491 | #58 | Down 6 places |
| 1907 | Girls | 9 | #1,384 | Up 343 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 482 | #52 | Up 5 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 6 | #1,727 | Down 855 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 432 | #57 | Up 4 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 18 | #872 | Up 220 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 398 | #61 | Down 8 places |
| 1904 | Girls | 11 | #1,092 | Up 226 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 400 | #53 | Up 5 places |
| 1903 | Girls | 8 | #1,318 | Down 346 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 385 | #58 | Up 3 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 13 | #972 | Up 494 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 332 | #61 | Down 1 places |
| 1901 | Girls | 6 | #1,466 | Down 235 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 431 | #60 | Up 5 places |
| 1900 | Girls | 10 | #1,231 | Down 197 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 290 | #65 | Up 5 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 10 | #1,034 | Up 137 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 298 | #70 | Down 9 places |
| 1898 | Girls | 9 | #1,171 | Down 4 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 310 | #61 | Up 4 places |
| 1897 | Girls | 8 | #1,167 | Up 46 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 318 | #65 | Up 3 places |
| 1896 | Girls | 8 | #1,213 | Up 379 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 295 | #68 | Up 1 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 5 | #1,592 | Down 155 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 291 | #69 | Up 8 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 243 | #77 | Up 3 places |
| 1893 | Girls | 5 | #1,437 | Down 479 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 240 | #80 | Up 3 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 10 | #958 | Up 380 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 191 | #83 | Down 7 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 226 | #76 | Up 6 places |
| 1890 | Girls | 5 | #1,338 | Down 59 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 213 | #82 | Up 15 places |
| 1889 | Girls | 5 | #1,279 | Down 286 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 189 | #97 | Down 8 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 168 | #89 | Up 9 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 160 | #98 | Up 3 places |
| 1886 | Girls | 6 | #993 | — |
| 1885 | Boys | 141 | #101 | Up 17 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 123 | #118 | Down 7 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 116 | #111 | Down 2 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 134 | #109 | Up 33 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 87 | #142 | Down 21 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 109 | #121 | — |