boy's name
Lestat
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 549
Lestat is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2010, when 37 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1995.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Lestat over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 22 |
| 2000s | 244 |
| 2010s | 193 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 69 |
How popular is Lestat?
In 2025, Lestat was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Lestat is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lestat
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lestat also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lestat over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lestat
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lestat — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lestat
How popular is the name Lestat?
In 2025, Lestat was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Lestat a girl's or a boy's name?
Lestat is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Lestat?
Lestat has 2 syllables.
When was Lestat most popular?
Lestat peaked in 2010, when 37 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Lestat a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lestat currently ranks #6,200 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.