Male name
Lester
145 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2003. Expression number: 7.
Origin
As an English surname, from the placename Leicester. Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from Lestre in Normandy, from Old French Lestra, from Medieval Latin Laxtra, perhaps from extera (“exterior (part of a property)”). As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Lister. Also as an English surname, variant of Laster. As a Scottish and Irish surname, shortened from McLester.From Wiktionary, entry “Lester”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2003: 11 births. 145 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1918: 3,265 births. 132,047 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1910s to the 1950s. At its peak, it ranked 52nd among boys' names in 1906. It is still given: 501 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
3 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 9 = 25 → 7
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
5 + 5 = 10 → 1
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
3 + 1 + 2 + 9 = 15 → 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 4, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.