girl's name

Vesta

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 8,285

Ireland

#844

2012 births

Vesta is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1918, when 257 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Vesta over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

1,814
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Vesta by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 320
1890s 750
1900s 1,031
1910s 1,814
1920s 1,673
1930s 946
1940s 628
1950s 414
1960s 223
1970s 123
1980s 83
1990s 66
2000s 45
2010s 57
2020s (to 2024) 35

How popular is Vesta?

In 2024, Vesta was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Vesta is used

Ireland #844 4 in 2012
England & Wales #5,335 4 in 2022
United States #16,643 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Vesta

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Vesta also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Vesta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Vesta

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Vesta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Vesta

How popular is the name Vesta?

In 2024, Vesta was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Vesta a girl's or a boy's name?

Vesta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Vesta?

Vesta has 2 syllables.

When was Vesta most popular?

Vesta peaked in 1918, when 257 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.