Lester Boy

Popularity: #815 · Trend: ↗ Rising

Famous people named Lester

Lester B. Pearson was a Canadian politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate known for his role as Prime Minister of Canada.

Lester Young was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist, recognized for his unique style and contributions to the genre.

Lester Holt is an American journalist and news anchor, known for his work on NBC Nightly News.

Lester Bangs was an American music journalist and critic, celebrated for his writings on rock music.

Fictional characters named Lester

Lester Nygaard is a character in the TV series 'Fargo', known for his transformation from a meek insurance salesman to a criminal.

Lester Freamon is a character in the TV series 'The Wire', recognized for his investigative skills and dedication to solving cases.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Lester was first seen in the United States in 1880. Lester has ranked as high as #147 nationally, which occurred in 1918, and has been most popular in Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Ohio, and California. In the past 5 years the name Lester has been trending up compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Lester (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
PA	8	13%
FL	8	13%
NY	8	13%
CA	7	11%
OH	6	10%
TX	5	8%
WI	5	8%
IN	5	8%
MI	5	8%
NC	5	8%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	109
1881	87
1882	134
1883	116
1884	123
1885	141
1886	160
1887	168
1888	189
1889	213
1890	226
1891	191
1892	240
1893	243
1894	291
1895	295
1896	318
1897	310
1898	298
1899	290
1900	431
1901	332
1902	385
1903	400
1904	398
1905	432
1906	482
1907	491
1908	509
1909	501
1910	556
1911	657
1912	1,443
1913	1,736
1914	2,164
1915	2,943
1916	2,907
1917	2,854
1918	3,229
1919	3,020
1920	3,068
1921	3,076
1922	2,951
1923	2,765
1924	2,780
1925	2,559
1926	2,539
1927	2,440
1928	2,229
1929	2,106
1930	2,020
1931	1,919
1932	1,813
1933	1,644
1934	1,687
1935	1,626
1936	1,546
1937	1,576
1938	1,604
1939	1,549
1940	1,591
1941	1,563
1942	1,749
1943	1,764
1944	1,650
1945	1,618
1946	1,669
1947	1,944
1948	1,782
1949	1,751
1950	1,760
1951	1,721
1952	1,724
1953	1,776
1954	1,759
1955	1,691
1956	1,702
1957	1,636
1958	1,466
1959	1,335
1960	1,316
1961	1,285
1962	1,116
1963	1,101
1964	999
1965	956
1966	771
1967	731
1968	747
1969	718
1970	680
1971	632
1972	589
1973	504
1974	471
1975	497
1976	475
1977	453
1978	387
1979	422
1980	466
1981	437
1982	400
1983	399
1984	346
1985	321
1986	302
1987	277
1988	309
1989	314
1990	260
1991	287
1992	251
1993	252
1994	207
1995	179
1996	172
1997	166
1998	133
1999	173
2000	144
2001	142
2002	139
2003	148
2004	137
2005	127
2006	146
2007	119
2008	142
2009	127
2010	118
2011	102
2012	104
2013	125
2014	106
2015	104
2016	105
2017	87
2018	93
2019	100
2020	109
2021	109
2022	94
2023	82
2024	109