Chet vs Chester

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

Name A

Chet

Boy name · Rank #2097

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Name B

Chester

Boy name · Rank #1648

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Metric Chet Chester
Current Rank #2097 #1648
Total Births (all years) 6,116 121,369
Peak Year 1963 1920
Peak Year Births 164 3,698
Peak Decade 1960ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1909 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Chet Chester
1880ss — 2,699
1890ss — 3,021
1900ss 6 3,788
1910ss 49 23,500
1920ss 55 28,435
1930ss 74 14,413
1940ss 216 15,286
1950ss 579 12,780
1960ss 1,232 6,784
1970ss 1,228 4,136
1980ss 925 2,797
1990ss 625 1,549
2000ss 423 883
2010ss 406 840
2020ss 298 458

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chet Chester
2014 46 84
2015 38 98
2016 45 76
2017 37 93
2018 50 93
2019 43 91
2020 46 99
2021 51 67
2022 66 94
2023 64 96
2024 71 102

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, 1909–2024.

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