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Chester

Boy's name · #1588 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Chester is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1919, when it ranked #53. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 121,000 boys since 1880, ranked #1588 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Chester is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Chester ranks in other countries and regions.

#128 in England & Wales (2025) · #353 in New Zealand (2025) · #451 in Scotland (2025) · #769 in Netherlands (2025) · #834 in Sweden (2025) · #1,194 in Canada (2024).

Famous Chesters

• Chester A. Arthur — President of the United States from 1881 to 1885
• Chester Bennington — American singer, songwriter and musician (1976–2017)
• Chester W. Nimitz — United States Navy fleet admiral (1885–1966)
• Chester Morris — American actor (1901–1970)
• Chester Carlson — American physicist (1906–1968)

In stories & tradition

• Chester Cheetah — Animal mascot of Cheetos
• Chester Lake — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
• Chester McBadbat — Fairly OddParents character

What Chesters become

Among 473 notable people named Chester:

Political leaders appear 1.85× more often than among typical names — e.g. Chester A. Arthur, American politician (1829–1886).

Spellings & nicknames

About 63 boys a year are given Chet as their full name.

Similar names: Chet · Morris · Cecil · Lester · Luther · Elmer

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