Less vs Lester

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

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Less

Boy name

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Name B

Lester

Boy name · Rank #1563

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Metric Less Lester
Current Rank Unranked #1563
Total Births (all years) 281 130,688
Peak Year 1923 1918
Peak Year Births 14 3,229
Peak Decade 1910s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Less Lester
1880s 15 1,440
1890s 10 2,702
1900s 46 4,361
1910s 75 21,509
1920s 55 26,513
1930s 45 16,984
1940s 16 17,082
1950s 19 16,568
1960s - 9,741
1970s - 5,110
1980s - 3,570
1990s - 2,080
2000s - 1,373
2010s - 1,045
2020s - 610

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Less Lester
2014 - 106
2015 - 104
2016 - 105
2017 - 88
2018 - 93
2019 - 100
2020 - 109
2021 - 109
2022 - 96
2023 - 82
2024 - 111
2025 - 103

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, 1881–1957.

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