Chester vs Chet

Side-by-side comparison of Chester and Chet - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Chester

Boy name · Rank #1650

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Name B

Chet

Boy name · Rank #2104

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Metric Chester Chet
Current Rank #1650 #2104
Total Births (all years) 121,474 6,180
Peak Year 1920 1963
Peak Year Births 3,698 164
Peak Decade 1920s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1909

Births by Decade

Decade Chester Chet
1880s 2,699 -
1890s 3,021 -
1900s 3,788 6
1910s 23,500 49
1920s 28,435 55
1930s 14,413 74
1940s 15,287 216
1950s 12,780 579
1960s 6,784 1,232
1970s 4,132 1,228
1980s 2,796 924
1990s 1,549 625
2000s 884 423
2010s 840 406
2020s 566 363

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chester Chet
2014 84 46
2015 98 38
2016 76 45
2017 93 37
2018 93 50
2019 91 43
2020 99 46
2021 68 51
2022 94 66
2023 96 64
2024 102 71
2025 107 65

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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