Kester
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning from the camp; a form of Chester.
Babies a year
5
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#3684
5 babies
Kester by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Kester.
Its American peak was 17 babies in 1915, making it a 1910s name.
Other names that come from Chester
Like Kester, each of these traces back to Chester: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kester. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Kesler19 in the US (2017)
- Kellerdweller in a spring or well140 in the US (2017)
- Kaspertreasurer, keeper of the treasure83 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kesslerpotter or kettle maker40 in the US (2017)
- Kestrela small falcon; the bird species14 in the US (2017)
- Keizeremperor; a form of Caesar8 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Kester
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