Recorded 1914–1958 Boys' name Peak 1925 67 births

Laster — boys' name

67 babies named Laster in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s151920s261930s51940s111950s10
1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Laster was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

8 babies were named Laster in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Laster

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Laster between 1914 and 1958, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Laster currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Laster performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Laster shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Laster 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 67 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.

Laster at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

67

Since 1914

45 years of records

Peak year

1925

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1914

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1958

Laster popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1914

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1925)
8
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
456789 195819541948194119331928192619251920191919161914 5

Laster by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
26 births that decade — 39% of Laster's all-time total
1910s151920s261930s51940s111950s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Laster?
67 babies have been named Laster since 1914. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1925 with 8 births.
When was Laster most popular?
Laster was most popular in the 1920s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Laster been used?
Laster has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 45 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Laster?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lashawn, Laszlo, Lashaun, Lashon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1958 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.