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 #2104

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Name B

Chester

Boy name · Rank #1650

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

Births by Decade

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

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 68
2022 66 94
2023 64 96
2024 71 102
2025 65 107

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, 1909–2025.

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