Total births
335
Boys' name · since 1913
Kester
335 babies named Kester in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 335
- total births
- 1913–2018
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 19%
- born in that decade
Kester is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 335 have been recorded since 1913.
Kester has 335 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2018.
- 335 total births
- 1913–2018 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 19% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
335 boys have been named Kester since 1913, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2018.
- 335
- total births
- 1913–2018
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 19%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
19% of everyone ever named Kester was born in this single decade.
1915
Single peak year
17 babies were named Kester in 1915 - its busiest year on record.
Kester's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kester's SSA record in two at 1946 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1915 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kester at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
1915
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1913
Kester popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2018
- Peak year (1915)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Kester by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Kester's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Kester births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
62 births
- 1930s
1930s
44 births
- 1940s
1940s
47 births
- 1950s
1950s
34 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 20
1980s
20 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s 19
2010s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 62 births (19% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kester? ▼
Kester has been given to 335 babies in the U.S. since 1913, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 17 babies were born in 1915, its single highest year.
When was Kester most popular? ▼
Kester was most popular in the 1920s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Kester been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Kester since 1913 -- 106 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Kester? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Keshawn, Keshaun, Keshav, Keshon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Kester's data
- Kester's decade-level peak was the 1920s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Kester
Nearby Names Like Kester
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Kester
Keshawn Boy
#2406 6,029 births
Keshaun Boy
#5518 2,380 births
Keshav Boy
#2493 1,427 births
Keshon Boy
#10144 1,240 births
Kesean Boy
#6633 1,236 births
Compare Kester side by side: Kester vs Keshawn Kester vs Keshaun Kester vs Keshav
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1913–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kester: Baby Name Since 1913 - 335 Births, Peak 1915." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kester. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kester 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 June 2026.