Lester

Origin	Gender	Meaning
African	Boy	rain
Jamaican	Boy	Fortress
Old English	Boy	From the place name Leicester, meaning a Roman site or fort.

Fun Facts About the Name Lester

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Popularity of Lester

Popularity Analysis

The name Lester first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1906 when it reached rank #52. It broke into the top 100 for 46 years. As of 1999, it ranked #908.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
1999	908	Male	0.0081%
1997	865	Male	0.0081%
1996	843	Male	0.0083%
1995	808	Male	0.0087%
1994	739	Male	0.0099%
1993	657	Male	0.0119%
1992	663	Male	0.0116%
1991	604	Male	0.0134%
1990	631	Male	0.0121%
1989	550	Male	0.0149%
1988	520	Male	0.0155%
1987	548	Male	0.0142%
1986	504	Male	0.0157%
1985	485	Male	0.0166%
1984	450	Male	0.0184%
1983	409	Male	0.0213%
1982	419	Male	0.0211%
1981	385	Male	0.0235%
1980	369	Male	0.0252%
1979	390	Male	0.0236%
1978	392	Male	0.0227%
1977	366	Male	0.0265%
1976	350	Male	0.0293%
1975	347	Male	0.0305%
1974	355	Male	0.0288%
1973	336	Male	0.0314%
1972	311	Male	0.0351%
1971	308	Male	0.0345%
1970	297	Male	0.0358%
1969	277	Male	0.0393%
1968	266	Male	0.0422%
1967	270	Male	0.0411%
1966	261	Male	0.0425%
1965	237	Male	0.0503%
1964	244	Male	0.0491%
1963	226	Male	0.0535%
1962	230	Male	0.0531%
1961	217	Male	0.0597%
1960	214	Male	0.0605%
1959	211	Male	0.0616%
1958	192	Male	0.0678%
1957	184	Male	0.0748%
1956	176	Male	0.0793%
1955	168	Male	0.0810%
1954	164	Male	0.0847%
1953	157	Male	0.0888%
1952	158	Male	0.0873%
1951	151	Male	0.0898%
1950	148	Male	0.0970%
1949	149	Male	0.0974%
1948	150	Male	0.0997%
1947	142	Male	0.1045%
1946	145	Male	0.1013%
1945	131	Male	0.1179%
1944	127	Male	0.1186%
1943	125	Male	0.1211%
1942	126	Male	0.1243%
1941	125	Male	0.1243%
1940	116	Male	0.1344%
1939	116	Male	0.1366%
1938	115	Male	0.1410%
1937	116	Male	0.1442%
1936	115	Male	0.1455%
1935	114	Male	0.1519%
1934	110	Male	0.1583%
1933	108	Male	0.1612%
1932	101	Male	0.1689%
1931	96	Male	0.1793%
1930	95	Male	0.1790%
1929	88	Male	0.1901%
1928	89	Male	0.1948%
1927	83	Male	0.2103%
1926	78	Male	0.2214%
1925	81	Male	0.2220%
1924	72	Male	0.2378%
1923	71	Male	0.2446%
1922	69	Male	0.2620%
1921	67	Male	0.2700%
1920	68	Male	0.2792%
1919	62	Male	0.2975%
1918	62	Male	0.3079%
1917	61	Male	0.2975%
1916	59	Male	0.3147%
1915	57	Male	0.3339%
1914	57	Male	0.3170%
1913	59	Male	0.3234%
1912	58	Male	0.3197%
1911	65	Male	0.2722%
1910	63	Male	0.2671%
1909	61	Male	0.2827%
1908	60	Male	0.3060%
1907	58	Male	0.3096%
1906	52	Male	0.3346%
1905	57	Male	0.3016%
1904	61	Male	0.2873%
1903	53	Male	0.3093%
1902	58	Male	0.2900%
1901	61	Male	0.2872%
1900	60	Male	0.2663%
1899	65	Male	0.2517%
1898	70	Male	0.2256%
1897	62	Male	0.2542%
1896	65	Male	0.2464%
1895	68	Male	0.2329%
1894	69	Male	0.2330%
1893	77	Male	0.2008%
1892	81	Male	0.1826%
1891	83	Male	0.1748%
1890	76	Male	0.1880%
1889	82	Male	0.1798%
1888	97	Male	0.1455%
1887	89	Male	0.1537%
1886	98	Male	0.1344%
1885	102	Male	0.1216%
1884	118	Male	0.1002%
1883	111	Male	0.1031%
1882	110	Male	0.1098%
1881	143	Male	0.0803%
1880	121	Male	0.0921%

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