Over the past 110 years, 118 202 boys and 32 girls have been named Lester. The name Lester ranks 255th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Lester in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Lester came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.