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 #8626

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Name B

Lester

Boy name · Rank #1563

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Lestat Lester
Current Rank #8626 #1563
Total Births (all years) 528 130,688
Peak Year 2010 1918
Peak Year Births 37 3,229
Peak Decade 2000s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1995 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Lestat Lester
1880s - 1,440
1890s - 2,702
1900s - 4,361
1910s - 21,509
1920s - 26,513
1930s - 16,984
1940s - 17,082
1950s - 16,568
1960s - 9,741
1970s - 5,110
1980s - 3,570
1990s 22 2,080
2000s 244 1,373
2010s 193 1,045
2020s 69 610

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lestat Lester
2014 16 106
2015 13 104
2016 22 105
2017 14 88
2018 20 93
2019 18 100
2020 12 109
2021 12 109
2022 14 96
2023 8 82
2024 9 111
2025 14 103

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, 1995–2025.

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