Kester
Kester is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, Great Britain
- US records 1880–2017
- 328 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kester
If you do not know Kester’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kester,” in English, “Guten Tag Kester,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Kester,
German
Guten Tag Kester,
French
Bonjour Kester,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kester:
Chinese
Kester您好：
Japanese
Kester様
English
Hi Kester,
German
Hi Kester,
French
Salut Kester,
Spanish
Hola Kester,
Chinese
Kester你好：
Japanese
Kesterさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | man's name |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
328 male · 0 female · 328 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kester a male or female name?
Kester is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Kester in an email?
If you do not know Kester’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Kester,” in English, “Guten Tag Kester,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Kester a unisex name?
Kester is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Kester a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/kester. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kester,
title = {Is Kester a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/kester},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}