Girls' name · since 1963
Vesna
Vesna has 248 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 248
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
248 girls have been named Vesna since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Vesna recorded 248 times among girls since 1963, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2024.
- #17,687 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 248 born since 1963
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vesna ranks #17,687 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 248 born since 1963, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 248
- born since 1963
- 1970s
- peak decade
Vesna's 248 recorded births place it above 75.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Vesna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vesna's full recorded timeline at 1982, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1986, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1968 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vesna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2024
- Peak year (1968)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
Vesna by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (84 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Vesna's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Vesna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
41 births
- 1970s
1970s
84 births
- 1980s
1980s
66 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2010s 18
2010s
18 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 84 births (34% of all-time use).
Vesna by state
Where Vesna concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 248 births nationwide.
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What to do with Vesna's data
- Vesna's decade-level peak was the 1970s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Vesnas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois 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 Vesna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~61 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, 1963–2024 (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 Vesna 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.