How Many People Are Named Clester?
An estimated 25 people in the United States have the first name Clester. It is used for both genders, with 83.6% male. The average bearer is 82 years old, and Clester peaked in popularity in 1925 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Clester as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Clester paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 82, Clester is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1954.
- Clester is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
25
About 1 in 13,710,174 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
83.6% confidence
Average Age
82
years old
Peak Year
1925
14 births
Total Registered
189
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Clester
Clester is predominantly male (83.6%), though 31 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Clester as a male name
Ranked #4,062 in 1967
5 male births in 1967
Peak: 1920 (12 births)
Clester as a female name
Ranked #4,847 in 1928
5 female births in 1928
Peak: 1925 (8 births)
Clester: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Clester span from the 1910s to the 1960s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 88 babies were registered. Clester has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Clester by Decade
How has Clester tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Clester + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Clester as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Clester
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Clester: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Clester?
We estimate approximately 25 people named Clester are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 13,710,174 Americans share this first name.
Is Clester a common name?
Clester is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 43.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 189 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Clester most popular?
Clester reached peak popularity in 1925, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Clester is approximately 82 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Clester a male name?
Clester is predominantly male. 83.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Clester Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Clester Smith, Clester Johnson, Clester Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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