Boys' name · since 1995
Lestat
Lestat has 528 recorded births since 1995 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,640 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,307 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 528
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
528 babies have been named Lestat since 1995, making it today's #6307 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lestat has been recorded 528 times among boys since 1995, currently ranked #6307 nationally and more common than 55% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #7,640 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,307 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 528 born since 1995
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lestat ranks #7,640 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,307 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 528 born since 1995, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,640 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,307 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 528
- born since 1995
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lestat's 528 recorded births place it above 83.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Lestat compares
528 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lestat's all-time total is 43% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lestat | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 528 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lestat's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lestat splits its recorded history at 2011: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lestat popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Lestat by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (244 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Lestat's strongest decade.
244 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Lestat births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
244 births
- 2010s
2010s
193 births
- 2020s 69
2020s
69 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 244 births (46% of all-time use).
How Lestat compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lestat's total volume
Lestat by state
Where Lestat concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 20 | 3.8% |
| #2 | California | | 12 | 2.3% |
20 of 528 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Lestat's data
- Lestat's decade-level peak was the 2000s (244 total births); usage has since declined to 69 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lestats (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lestat: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Lestat 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.