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The name Chester peaked for girls at #1224 in 1903. Chester is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

The name Chester is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "fortress, walled town,".

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Chester is a comfortable, little-used teddy-bear of a name that suddenly sounds both quirky and cuddly.
 Chester was a Top 100 name in the US from the 1880s to 1929, gradually fading till it finally dropped off the list completely in 1995. But it's popular now in England and Wales, where it ranks in the Top 100

Chester has been seen on old TV shows like Gunsmoke and The Life of Riley, then reappeared later on The Nanny and The Wire. Chester Alan Arthur made it presidential, it was a World War II hero via Admiral Chester Nimitz, the comic world associates it with Chester Gould, creator of Dick Tracy, and it has modern musical ties to Chester Bennington, lead singer of Linkin Park.
 Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson have a son named Chester.
 Nickname Chet has, like Hank, a friendly retro vibe.

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The name Chester is currently ranked #931 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #53 in 1919. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in CHESTER, CHESTER, and CHESTER. Chester is occasionally used for girls in 1983.

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Year	US rank	Births	Per million
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2015	—	0	0
2016	—	0	0
2017	—	0	0
2018	—	0	0
2019	—	0	0
2020	—	0	0
2021	—	0	0
2022	—	0	0
2023	—	0	0
2024	—	0	0
2025	—	0	0

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