—2024 rank
1920peak year
119,012babies named Chester since 1880
▲ +12%5-year trend
Chester popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Chester mean?
From the English city of Chester, whose name comes from Latin castra, 'camp' or 'fortress'. Used as a given name since the 19th century in America.
OriginLatin
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylevintage, classic
Names like Chester
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Famous Chesters
- Chester A. Arthur, president
Spellings & variants
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