Over the past 110 years, 23 girls and 107 559 boys have been named Chester. The name Chester ranks 12806th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Chester in 1917. The peak of popularity of the name Chester 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.