Lester vs Les

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

Name A

Lester

Boy name · Rank #1563

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Name B

Les

Boy name · Rank #12400

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Metric Lester Les
Current Rank #1563 #12400
Total Births (all years) 130,688 3,448
Peak Year 1918 1961
Peak Year Births 3,229 182
Peak Decade 1920s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Lester Les
1880s 1,440 -
1890s 2,702 -
1900s 4,361 5
1910s 21,509 34
1920s 26,513 71
1930s 16,984 152
1940s 17,082 549
1950s 16,568 790
1960s 9,741 1,072
1970s 5,110 307
1980s 3,570 183
1990s 2,080 75
2000s 1,373 70
2010s 1,045 95
2020s 610 45

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Lester Les
2014 106 8
2015 104 10
2016 105 14
2017 88 12
2018 93 8
2019 100 12
2020 109 10
2021 109 5
2022 96 8
2023 82 6
2024 111 5
2025 103 11

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, 1880–2025.

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