Over the past 110 years, 32 girls and 118 202 boys have been named Lester. The name Lester ranks 11817th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Lester in 1918. The peak of popularity of the name Lester came in the 1910s and 1950s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.