How Many People Are Named Lestine?
An estimated 116 people in the United States have the first name Lestine. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Lestine peaked in popularity in 1954 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lestine 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 Lestine paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Lestine is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
Estimated Living Americans
116
About 1 in 2,954,779 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1954
14 births
Total Registered
208
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lestine
Lestine is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 208 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lestine as a female name
Ranked #7,568 in 1970
6 female births in 1970
Peak: 1954 (14 births)
Lestine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lestine span from the 1920s to the 1970s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 78 babies were registered. Lestine has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lestine by Decade
How has Lestine 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.
Lestine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lestine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lestine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lestine?
We estimate approximately 116 people named Lestine 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 2,954,779 Americans share this first name.
Is Lestine a common name?
Lestine is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 66.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 208 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lestine most popular?
Lestine reached peak popularity in 1954, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lestine is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lestine a female name?
Lestine is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lestine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lestine Smith, Lestine Johnson, Lestine 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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