Unisex name · since 1902
Vesper
932 babies named Vesper in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,887 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,461 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 932
- born since 1902
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vesper currently ranks #2461 among unisex names in America, with 932 babies recorded since 1902.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vesper has been recorded 932 times among girls since 1902, currently ranked #2461 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 2025.
- #7,887 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,461 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 932 born since 1902
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vesper ranks #7,887 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,461 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 932 born since 1902, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,887 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,461 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 932
- born since 1902
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vesper's 932 recorded births place it above 89.09% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vesper compares
932 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Vesper's all-time total is 148% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vesper | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 932 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 82 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vesper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vesper's full recorded timeline at 2010, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1902, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 82 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vesper popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 82
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Vesper popularity over time - boys
74 total births recorded since 1917 (Vesper as boys' name)
Vesper by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (430 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Vesper's strongest decade.
430 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Vesper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 47
1910s
47 births
- 1920s 34
1920s
34 births
- 2000s 37
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
430 births
- 2020s
2020s
374 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 430 births (46% of all-time use).
How Vesper 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 Vesper's total volume
Vesper by state
Where Vesper concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 119 | 12.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 49 | 5.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 17 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Washington | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.5% |
119 of 932 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Vesper's data
- Vesper's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (430 total births) through the 2020s (374) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vespers (119 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 Vesper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~123 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, 1902–2025 (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 Vesper 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.