Kester — boys' name

What the Data Says About Kester

The Social Security Administration has registered 335 babies named Kester between 1913 and 2018, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kester currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kester performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Kester shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kester in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 335 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.