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How popular is Chester?
#1,585 boy name in 2025
107 baby boys were named Chester in the US in 2025, making it the 1585th most popular boy name.
34,764living people named Chester (est.)
69median age of people named Chester
122,302babies named Chester since 1880
1 in 30,985US babies born in 2025
Chester popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,585 for boys (▲ 65 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 107 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+9% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,625 in 2015, #1,621 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1920 (3,698 boys) |
| Highest rank | #53 in 1919 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Chester is most popular
Babies named Chester per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Wisconsin: 0.2 per 1,000 (23 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- Michigan: 0.1 per 1,000 (18 boys)
- Minnesota: 0.1 per 1,000 (9 boys)
- Iowa: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Chester by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,699 | #58 |
| 1890s | 3,021 | #57 |
| 1900s | 3,788 | #61 |
| 1910s | 23,500 | #53 |
| 1920s | 28,435 | #55 |
| 1930s | 14,413 | #103 |
| 1940s | 15,287 | #136 |
| 1950s | 12,780 | #169 |
| 1960s | 6,784 | #260 |
| 1970s | 4,132 | #357 |
| 1980s | 2,796 | #441 |
| 1990s | 1,549 | #671 |
| 2000s | 884 | #1,226 |
| 2010s | 840 | #1,625 |
| 2020s | 566 | #1,585 |
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Questions
- Is Chester a boy or girl name?
- Chester is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Chester were boys.
- How popular is the name Chester?
- 107 baby boys were named Chester in the US in 2025, making it the 1585th most popular boy name.
- When was Chester most popular?
- Chester peaked in 1920, when 3,698 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #53 in 1919.
- How many people are named Chester?
- 122,302 babies have been named Chester in the US since 1880. We estimate about 34,764 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 69.
- Where is Chester most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Chester was most common in Wisconsin, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.