Kester
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KES-ter
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
Kester is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “bearer of Christ”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).
What does Kester mean?
Greek: medieval Scots and English form of Christopher
“bearer of Christ”
An old Scots form of Christopher, revived in 20th-century Britain.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kester a girl's or a boy's name?
Kester is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kester in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,747th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Kester, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 1996, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kester in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Kester in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 16 | #940 |
Names like Kester
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Peter, William, Leon, Harry, Chester, George, Lewis, Arthur, Thomas, Charlie, Joseph, Fraser
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kester: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kester, updated 20 October 2026.