Popularity in the United States (by decade)
Numbers
| Lester (masculine) | Lester (feminine) | |||||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | Rank | Percent Used | ||
| 2020 | #1689 | 0.005 | - | - | ||
| 2010 | #1560 | 0.005 | - | - | ||
| 2000 | #1168 | 0.006 | - | - | ||
| 1990 | #743 | 0.010 | - | - | ||
| 1980 | #467 | 0.019 | - | - | ||
| 1970 | #351 | 0.030 | - | - | ||
| 1960 | #244 | 0.050 | - | - | ||
| 1950 | #173 | 0.081 | - | - | ||
| 1940 | #136 | 0.113 | - | - | ||
| 1930 | #110 | 0.156 | #1884 | 0.002 | ||
| 1920 | #72 | 0.233 | #1388 | 0.003 | ||
| 1910 | #59 | 0.310 | #1389 | 0.003 | ||
| 1900 | #59 | 0.297 | #1192 | 0.003 | ||
| 1890 | #69 | 0.219 | #1274 | 0.003 | ||
| 1880 | #103 | 0.122 | #1507 | 0.001 | ||
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