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Chester

Chester holds the #1585 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 107 newborn boys in a single year. After peaking all the way back in 1919, Chester is staging a comeback — its rank has improved for at least three years in a row. Its strongest year on record was 1919 (#53 nationally, 3,432 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Wisconsin (#484 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1585
among boy names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#53
in 1919 (1910s)
Babies in 2025
107
boys named Chester

Chester popularity, 1880–2025

0.098%0.20%0.30%0.39%18801900192019401960198020002020#53 in 1919
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1919

Where Chester is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025MN—Wisconsin: #484 (10 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)WI#484Michigan: #1113 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)MI#1113New York: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025IN—Ohio: #1015 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)OH#1015Pennsylvania: #846 (9 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)PA#846New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025CT—California: #1364 (13 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1364Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025HI—Texas: #1760 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1760Florida: fewer than 5 boys named Chester in 2025FL—
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Wisconsin (#484), Pennsylvania (#846), Ohio (#1015)

Uniqueness score

63/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Chester in the most recent year of SSA data.

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