Leston vs Lester

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

Name A

Leston

Boy name

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Name B

Lester

Boy name · Rank #1574

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Metric Leston Lester
Current Rank Unranked #1574
Total Births (all years) 182 130,579
Peak Year 1924 1918
Peak Year Births 11 3,229
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Leston Lester
1880ss — 1,440
1890ss — 2,702
1900ss — 4,361
1910ss 35 21,509
1920ss 59 26,513
1930ss 37 16,984
1940ss 13 17,081
1950ss 11 16,570
1960ss 15 9,740
1970ss — 5,110
1980ss 7 3,571
1990ss — 2,080
2000ss — 1,371
2010ss 5 1,044
2020ss — 503

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Leston Lester
2014 5 106
2015 — 104
2016 — 105
2017 — 87
2018 — 93
2019 — 100
2020 — 109
2021 — 109
2022 — 94
2023 — 82
2024 — 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, 1915–2014.

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