male NAME · CURRENTLY #1588

Chester

CHESS-ter

“fortress or walled town”

An English given name derived from a place-name element for a Roman fort or settlement.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Chester has traveled through time

1681880 2731885 2631890 3771895 3711900 3881905 5721910 3,0571915 3,7261920 2,7381925 1,8081930 1,4411935 1,3621940 1,4591945 1,3861950 1,2611955 9361960 6291965 5211970 3551975 3481980 2641985 2261990 1451995 1092000 952005 742010 982015 992020 1072025
LATEST YEAR2025107 births
PEAK RANK#53in 1919
CURRENT USAGE0% F100% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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