Boy · #12,323 in 2026

Yester

Gifford is a village in the parish of Yester in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Haddington and 25 miles (40 km) east of Edinburgh.

Current Rank
#12,323
Peak Rank
#12,141 (2021)
Total Babies
10
5-Yr Trend
Stable
2021
First Year
2022
Last Year
2021
Peak Year
#12141
Peak Rank
10
Total Count
2
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Yester

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Gifford is a village in the parish of Yester in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Haddington and 25 miles (40 km) east of Edinburgh.

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Origin & history
Yester Castle in 1814 Colstoun Water at Gifford, East Lothian Common Green, Gifford, East Lothian The Tweeddale Arms Hotel, Gifford, East Lothian 18th century houses on the Avenue, Gifford, East Lothian The village of Gifford takes its name from the 13th-century Sir Hugo de Giffard of Yester , whose ancient Scoto-Norman family possessed the baronies of Yester, a name that derives from the Cambro-British word Ystrad (modern Welsh: Vale), Morham , and Duncanlaw in Haddingtonshire , and Tayling and Poldame in the counties of Perthshire and Forfar . The first Hugo de Giffard's grandson, Hugh de Gi

The Story of Yester

Yester first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2021, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 5 Yesters were born — ranking #12,141 that year. As of 2026, Yester ranks #12,323 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Yesters have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.

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Notable people named Yester

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  • Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007), composer, and former owner of Yester House .
  • John Knox , the famous reformer of Scotland , was born in Gifford in 1505.
  • William Stewart MacGeorge (1861–1931) artist associated with the Kirkcudbright School .

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Names that sound like Yester

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Frequently Asked Questions about Yester

What does the name Yester mean?
Gifford is a village in the parish of Yester in East Lothian, Scotland. It lies approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Haddington and 25 miles (40 km) east of Edinburgh.
How popular is Yester in 2026?
In 2026, Yester ranks #12,323 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Yester most popular?
Yester reached its peak popularity in 2021, ranking #12,141 that year with 5 babies given the name.
Is Yester a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Yester is primarily a boy's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a girl's name.
What names go well with Yester?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Yester include Aang, Abdulkabir, Addler. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Yester

Yester is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2021 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Yester's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #12,141. Use the chart and map above to compare Yester'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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