Fun Facts About the Name Lestat
- 528 babies named Lestat: U.S. records list 528 babies given the name Lestat from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Lestat Mean?
The meaning of Lestat is uncertain. No reliable connection to a documented word or earlier name has been established, so it has no accepted literal translation. The name is often assumed to be French because of its best-known fictional bearer, but that association does not supply a verified etymology.
Lestat Name History & Origins
Lestat is chiefly known from Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles, beginning with Interview with the Vampire (1976). The series' central character, Lestat de Lioncourt, is presented as a French nobleman, and the novels treat the name as a French one. This literary use is well documented, but it does not establish the name's earlier history, and its origin outside the novels remains unclear.
How Popular is the Name Lestat?
Lestat has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2010. Its best rank was #2,929 in 2004.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,313 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #8,677 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #9,415 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #6,347 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #6,939 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #6,860 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #5,269 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2018 | #4,856 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #6,213 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2016 | #4,561 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #6,553 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #5,619 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #5,822 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #4,083 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2011 | #6,453 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #3,112 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #3,783 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2008 | #3,318 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 2007 | #3,751 | 28 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #3,424 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #2,992 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2004 | #2,929 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2003 | #3,244 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2002 | #6,353 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #11,629 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #7,896 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #5,916 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #7,645 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #9,726 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Lestat Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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