Lestat
Lestat is a name with a single cultural origin: Literature.
- Literature
Meaning & Origin of Lestat
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lestat is a name with a single cultural origin: Literature.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Literature
The Story of Lestat
The earliest SSA record of Lestat as a baby boy name dates back to 1995, when 5 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 37 newborns named Lestat — #3,072 in the national rankings. About 46% of every Lestat on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Lestat ranks #7,568 for baby boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-37%). All told, over 531 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Lestat
Lestat is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 531 births in the dataset. Lestat's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #2,887. Use the chart and map above to compare Lestat'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.