Dester
Dəstər is a village and municipality in the Lerik Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 362.
Meaning & Origin of Dester
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Dəstər is a village and municipality in the Lerik Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 362.
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The Story of Dester
As a girl name
Dester first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1915, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1935, when 6 Desters were born — ranking #3,742 that year. As of 2026, Dester ranks #3,742 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 16 Desters have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Dester first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1933, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1955, when 7 Desters were born — ranking #3,200 that year. As of 2026, Dester ranks #3,200 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 12 Desters have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Dester
Dester is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 16 births in the dataset. Dester's peak popularity came in 1935 when it ranked #3,742. Use the chart and map above to compare Dester's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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