Webster
Meaning
“English occupational surname, Old English webbe + -ster, a female weaver”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Webster has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
667 people · the #10,956 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 34
Among people named Webster living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Webster
People given the name Webster in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1999. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Webster deep dive
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