How Many People Are Named Kester?
people named Kester are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,373,505 people in the US has this name
Based on 335 babies named Kester in Social Security records from 1913 to 2018, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
17 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Scottish form of CHRISTOPHER.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Kester in the records were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Kester alive today is about 49 years old, and 41% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 25 and 72 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Kester first appears in the records in 1913 and was given most often in 1915, to 17 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2018.
Babies given the name each year, 1913 to 2018
π Rank History
Kester has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,745, in 1915.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,745 (1915) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,551 in the 1920s |
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