Chester

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Chester is a masculine given name of English origins with Latin roots. It comes from the word "castrum", which means fort or encampment.

From Wikipedia

Chester first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1920 with 3,698 babies (rank #55 that year). In 2024 it was given to 102 boys (rank #1,650). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Chester

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Chester yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

122,197

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

3,698

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Chester

Chester A. Arthureducator · b. 1829
Chester Benningtonrock singer · b. 1976
Chester W. Nimitznaval officer · b. 1885
Chester Morrisfilm actor · b. 1901
Chester Carlsonpatent attorney · b. 1906

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	168	#85
1881	274	#59
1882	300	#60
1883	290	#59
1884	338	#58
1885	273	#67
1886	287	#65
1887	207	#78
1888	288	#72
1889	274	#69
1890	263	#69
1891	252	#68
1892	285	#72
1893	291	#66
1894	325	#63
1895	377	#57
1896	329	#63
1897	290	#67
1898	321	#66
1899	288	#66
1900	364	#72
1901	253	#75
1902	321	#74
1903	327	#68
1904	355	#69
1905	388	#64
1906	420	#61
1907	424	#67
1908	461	#66
1909	475	#66
1910	561	#61
1911	708	#58
1912	1,460	#55
1913	1,765	#56
1914	2,289	#56
1915	3,043	#54
1916	3,212	#54
1917	3,338	#56
1918	3,692	#54
1919	3,432	#53
1920	3,698	#55
1921	3,549	#56
1922	3,133	#64
1923	3,150	#63
1924	3,033	#67
1925	2,719	#73
1926	2,534	#79
1927	2,407	#85
1928	2,243	#88
1929	1,969	#96
1930	1,791	#103
1931	1,717	#105
1932	1,607	#112
1933	1,399	#119
1934	1,385	#123
1935	1,432	#121
1936	1,278	#127
1937	1,272	#129
1938	1,236	#136
1939	1,296	#133
1940	1,353	#137
1941	1,448	#136
1942	1,559	#137
1943	1,630	#137
1944	1,522	#137
1945	1,444	#144
1946	1,620	#149
1947	1,714	#154
1948	1,556	#158
1949	1,440	#163
1950	1,378	#169
1951	1,401	#178
1952	1,456	#180
1953	1,380	#183
1954	1,421	#185
1955	1,256	#203
1956	1,254	#207
1957	1,182	#219
1958	1,050	#240
1959	1,002	#253
1960	936	#260
1961	888	#265
1962	774	#277
1963	732	#286
1964	711	#294
1965	629	#299
1966	536	#323
1967	533	#325
1968	501	#345
1969	544	#332
1970	515	#359
1971	508	#356
1972	411	#389
1973	422	#373
1974	429	#367
1975	355	#407
1976	370	#404
1977	393	#396
1978	378	#398
1979	355	#423
1980	349	#446
1981	349	#441
1982	332	#464
1983	292	#494
1984	285	#503
1985	264	#536
1986	220	#600
1987	251	#572
1988	227	#631
1989	228	#664
1990	226	#674
1991	209	#700
1992	203	#725
1993	154	#854
1994	149	#887
1995	145	#918
1996	124	#1,006
1997	122	#1,045
1998	117	#1,096
1999	100	#1,244
2000	109	#1,228
2001	81	#1,503
2002	97	#1,359
2003	95	#1,400
2004	89	#1,504
2005	95	#1,507
2006	71	#1,895
2007	81	#1,796
2008	92	#1,665
2009	73	#1,942
2010	74	#1,912
2011	82	#1,772
2012	71	#1,986
2013	78	#1,832
2014	84	#1,783
2015	98	#1,625
2016	76	#1,925
2017	93	#1,697
2018	93	#1,689
2019	91	#1,725
2020	99	#1,620
2021	67	#2,134
2022	94	#1,760
2023	96	#1,729
2024	102	#1,650