Chester

Primarily a boy's name · 100% 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 1996 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2020 with 691 babies (rank #84 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been rising over the last five years.

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.

4,564

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

691

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
1996	24	#655
1997	32	#555
1998	28	#630
1999	29	#607
2000	26	#695
2001	21	#818
2002	19	#916
2003	24	#838
2004	17	#1,116
2005	26	#876
2006	31	#817
2007	42	#677
2008	64	#528
2009	67	#520
2010	63	#544
2011	59	#588
2012	74	#509
2013	61	#582
2014	116	#362
2015	247	#231
2016	248	#226
2019	680	#90
2020	691	#84
2021	680	#87
2022	612	#91
2023	583	#89