Les vs Lester

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

Name A

Les

Boy name · Rank #12351

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Name B

Lester

Boy name · Rank #1574

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Metric Les Lester
Current Rank #12351 #1574
Total Births (all years) 3,437 130,579
Peak Year 1961 1918
Peak Year Births 182 3,229
Peak Decade 1960ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Les Lester
1880ss — 1,440
1890ss — 2,702
1900ss 5 4,361
1910ss 34 21,509
1920ss 71 26,513
1930ss 152 16,984
1940ss 549 17,081
1950ss 790 16,570
1960ss 1,072 9,740
1970ss 307 5,110
1980ss 183 3,571
1990ss 75 2,080
2000ss 70 1,371
2010ss 95 1,044
2020ss 34 503

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Les Lester
2014 8 106
2015 10 104
2016 14 105
2017 12 87
2018 8 93
2019 12 100
2020 10 109
2021 5 109
2022 8 94
2023 6 82
2024 5 109

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, 1900–2024.

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