girl's name
Vesper
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,279
Vesper is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 80 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 89 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 41,442 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1902.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Vesper over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 |
| 1910s | 62 |
| 1920s | 60 |
| 2000s | 37 |
| 2010s | 430 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 407 |
How popular is Vesper?
In 2025, Vesper was given to 80 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Vesper 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 Vesper
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Vesper also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Vesper over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Vesper
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Vesper — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Vesper
How popular is the name Vesper?
In 2025, Vesper was given to 80 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Vesper a girl's or a boy's name?
Vesper is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Vesper?
Vesper has 2 syllables.
When was Vesper most popular?
Vesper peaked in 2023, when 89 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Vesper a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Vesper currently ranks #1,478 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.