Unisex name · since 1918
Vega
746 babies named Vega in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,471 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 746
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
746 babies have been named Vega since 1918, making it today's #4471 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Vega recorded 746 times among girls since 1918, holding rank #4471 nationally today, ahead of 74% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #9,162 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,471 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 746 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vega ranks #9,162 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,471 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 746 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,471 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 746
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vega's 746 recorded births place it above 87.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vega compares
746 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vega's all-time total is 98% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vega | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 746 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vega's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vega's full recorded timeline at 2011, 71% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 29% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 52 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vega popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Vega popularity over time - boys
190 total births recorded since 2007 (Vega as boys' name)
Vega by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (333 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Vega's strongest decade.
333 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Vega births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s
2000s
166 births
- 2010s
2010s
333 births
- 2020s
2020s
222 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 333 births (45% of all-time use).
How Vega compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Vega's total volume
Vega by state
Where Vega concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 19 | 2.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
19 of 746 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Vega's data
- Vega's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (333 total births) through the 2020s (222) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vegas (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vega: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~107 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Vega draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.