Is Chester a boy or girl name?
Chester is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 102 boys were named Chester, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 122,197 US babies named Chester were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,650
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Chester since 1880
- 122,197
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 3,726 babies
Boys and girls named Chester, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,699 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 3,021 | 18 | 0.6% |
| 1900s | 3,788 | 42 | 1.1% |
| 1910s | 23,500 | 173 | 0.7% |
| 1920s | 28,435 | 240 | 0.8% |
| 1930s | 14,413 | 114 | 0.8% |
| 1940s | 15,286 | 117 | 0.8% |
| 1950s | 12,780 | 78 | 0.6% |
| 1960s | 6,784 | 23 | 0.3% |
| 1970s | 4,136 | 18 | 0.4% |
| 1980s | 2,797 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1990s | 1,549 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 883 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 840 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 458 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 102 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 96 | #1,729 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 94 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 67 | #2,134 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 99 | #1,620 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 91 | #1,725 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 93 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 93 | #1,697 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 76 | #1,925 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 98 | #1,625 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 84 | #1,783 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 78 | #1,832 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 71 | #1,986 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 82 | #1,772 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 74 | #1,912 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 73 | #1,942 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 92 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 81 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 71 | #1,895 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 95 | #1,507 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 89 | #1,504 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 95 | #1,400 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 97 | #1,359 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 81 | #1,503 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 109 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 100 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 117 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 122 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 124 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 145 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 149 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 154 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 203 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 209 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 226 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 228 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 227 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 251 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 220 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 264 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 285 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 292 | #494 | 5 | #10,560 |
| 1982 | 332 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 349 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 349 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 355 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 378 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 393 | #396 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 370 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 355 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 429 | #367 | 6 | #7,849 |
| 1973 | 422 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 411 | #389 | 6 | #7,431 |
| 1971 | 508 | #356 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 515 | #359 | 6 | #7,198 |
| 1969 | 544 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 501 | #345 | 5 | #7,161 |
| 1967 | 533 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 536 | #323 | 7 | #5,351 |
| 1965 | 629 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 711 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 732 | #286 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 774 | #277 | 6 | #5,957 |
| 1961 | 888 | #265 | 5 | #6,708 |
| 1960 | 936 | #260 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 1,002 | #253 | 5 | #6,392 |
| 1958 | 1,050 | #240 | 7 | #4,974 |
| 1957 | 1,182 | #219 | 13 | #3,345 |
| 1956 | 1,254 | #207 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 1,256 | #203 | 5 | #5,967 |
| 1954 | 1,421 | #185 | 8 | #4,336 |
| 1953 | 1,380 | #183 | 12 | #3,302 |
| 1952 | 1,456 | #180 | 14 | #2,933 |
| 1951 | 1,401 | #178 | 6 | #4,929 |
| 1950 | 1,378 | #169 | 8 | #4,011 |
| 1949 | 1,440 | #163 | 11 | #3,219 |
| 1948 | 1,556 | #158 | 10 | #3,392 |
| 1947 | 1,714 | #154 | 12 | #3,082 |
| 1946 | 1,620 | #149 | 12 | #2,899 |
| 1945 | 1,444 | #144 | 14 | #2,350 |
| 1944 | 1,522 | #137 | 15 | #2,306 |
| 1943 | 1,630 | #137 | 9 | #3,282 |
| 1942 | 1,559 | #137 | 15 | #2,325 |
| 1941 | 1,448 | #136 | 10 | #2,871 |
| 1940 | 1,353 | #137 | 9 | #2,994 |
| 1939 | 1,296 | #133 | 6 | #3,829 |
| 1938 | 1,236 | #136 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 1,272 | #129 | 13 | #2,337 |
| 1936 | 1,278 | #127 | 13 | #2,281 |
| 1935 | 1,432 | #121 | 9 | #2,962 |
| 1934 | 1,385 | #123 | 19 | #1,781 |
| 1933 | 1,399 | #119 | 6 | #3,815 |
| 1932 | 1,607 | #112 | 13 | #2,386 |
| 1931 | 1,717 | #105 | 18 | #1,886 |
| 1930 | 1,791 | #103 | 17 | #2,033 |
| 1929 | 1,969 | #96 | 18 | #1,961 |
| 1928 | 2,243 | #88 | 30 | #1,432 |
| 1927 | 2,407 | #85 | 18 | #2,110 |
| 1926 | 2,534 | #79 | 35 | #1,331 |
| 1925 | 2,719 | #73 | 19 | #2,043 |
| 1924 | 3,033 | #67 | 23 | #1,818 |
| 1923 | 3,150 | #63 | 23 | #1,789 |
| 1922 | 3,133 | #64 | 22 | #1,842 |
| 1921 | 3,549 | #56 | 24 | #1,778 |
| 1920 | 3,698 | #55 | 28 | #1,557 |
| 1919 | 3,432 | #53 | 30 | #1,430 |
| 1918 | 3,692 | #54 | 20 | #1,894 |
| 1917 | 3,338 | #56 | 21 | #1,725 |
| 1916 | 3,212 | #54 | 20 | #1,747 |
| 1915 | 3,043 | #54 | 14 | #2,155 |
| 1914 | 2,289 | #56 | 18 | #1,553 |
| 1913 | 1,765 | #56 | 14 | #1,611 |
| 1912 | 1,460 | #55 | 16 | #1,362 |
| 1911 | 708 | #58 | 9 | #1,686 |
| 1910 | 561 | #61 | 11 | #1,440 |
| 1909 | 475 | #66 | 5 | #2,266 |
| 1908 | 461 | #66 | 5 | #2,169 |
| 1907 | 424 | #67 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 420 | #61 | 9 | #1,339 |
| 1905 | 388 | #64 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 355 | #69 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 327 | #68 | 9 | #1,224 |
| 1902 | 321 | #74 | 7 | #1,466 |
| 1901 | 253 | #75 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 364 | #72 | 7 | #1,600 |
| 1899 | 288 | #66 | 6 | #1,432 |
| 1898 | 321 | #66 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 290 | #67 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 329 | #63 | 7 | #1,311 |
| 1895 | 377 | #57 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 325 | #63 | 5 | #1,522 |
| 1893 | 291 | #66 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 285 | #72 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 252 | #68 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 263 | #69 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 274 | #69 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 288 | #72 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 207 | #78 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 287 | #65 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 273 | #67 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 338 | #58 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 290 | #59 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 300 | #60 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 274 | #59 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 168 | #85 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Chester reached #53 in 1919. As a girl name, it reached #1,224 in 1903. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Chester
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.