Lestat vs Lester

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

Name A

Lestat

Boy name · Rank #8598

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Name B

Lester

Boy name · Rank #1574

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Lestat Lester
Current Rank #8598 #1574
Total Births (all years) 514 130,579
Peak Year 2010 1918
Peak Year Births 37 3,229
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1995 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lestat Lester
1880ss — 1,440
1890ss — 2,702
1900ss — 4,361
1910ss — 21,509
1920ss — 26,513
1930ss — 16,984
1940ss — 17,081
1950ss — 16,570
1960ss — 9,740
1970ss — 5,110
1980ss — 3,571
1990ss 22 2,080
2000ss 244 1,371
2010ss 193 1,044
2020ss 55 503

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lestat Lester
2014 16 106
2015 13 104
2016 22 105
2017 14 87
2018 20 93
2019 18 100
2020 12 109
2021 12 109
2022 14 94
2023 8 82
2024 9 109

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, 1995–2024.

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