Girls' name · since 1893
Lestie
Lestie has 41 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #37,308 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1893
- 1900s
- peak decade
41 girls have been named Lestie since 1893, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lestie recorded 41 times among girls since 1893, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1900s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 1922.
- #37,308 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 41 born since 1893
- 1900s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lestie ranks #37,308 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1893, peaking in the 1900s.
- #37,308 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 41
- born since 1893
- 1900s
- peak decade
Lestie's 41 recorded births place it above 48.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lestie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lestie's full recorded timeline at 1903, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1893, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lestie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1922
- Peak year (1922)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Lestie by decade
1900s is the heaviest window (16 births, 39% of the file).
1900s was Lestie's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Lestie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s
1890s
10 births
- 1900s
1900s
16 births
- 1910s
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1900s at 16 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Lestie's usage has stayed within range of its 1900s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 1920s (8) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lestie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1893–1922 (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 Lestie 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.