Boys' name · since 1935
Fester
5 babies named Fester in U.S. Social Security records since 1935, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #40,911 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1935
- 1930s
- peak decade
5 boys have been named Fester since 1935, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Fester recorded 5 times among boys since 1935, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 1935.
- #40,911 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 5 born since 1935
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fester ranks #40,911 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1935, peaking in the 1930s.
- #40,911 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1935
- 1930s
- peak decade
Fester's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Fester popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1935
- Peak year (1935)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Fester by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).
1930s was Fester's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Fester births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fester: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~0 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1935–1935 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fester draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.