Girls' name · since 1880
Vesta
Vesta has 8,181 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 8,181
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
8,181 girls have been named Vesta since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Vesta has 8,181 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #1,885 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 8,181 born since 1880
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vesta ranks #1,885 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 8,181 born since 1880, peaking in the 1910s.
- #1,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 8,181
- born since 1880
- 1910s
- peak decade
Vesta's 8,181 recorded births place it above 97.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Vesta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vesta splits its recorded history at 1948: 14% of all births land in the more recent half, 86% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1981 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 257 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vesta popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (1918)
- 257
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Vesta popularity over time - boys
27 total births recorded since 1914 (Vesta as boys' name)
Vesta by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (1,798 births, 22% of the file).
1910s was Vesta's strongest decade.
1,798 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Vesta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 320
1880s
320 births
- 1890s
1890s
750 births
- 1900s
1900s
1,031 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,798 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,668 births
- 1930s
1930s
940 births
- 1940s 628
1940s
628 births
- 1950s 414
1950s
414 births
- 1960s 223
1960s
223 births
- 1970s 123
1970s
123 births
- 1980s 83
1980s
83 births
- 1990s 66
1990s
66 births
- 2000s 45
2000s
45 births
- 2010s 57
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 1,798 births (22% of all-time use).
How Vesta 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 Vesta's total volume
Vesta by state
Where Vesta concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 350 | 4.3% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 272 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 264 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 250 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 226 | 2.8% |
| #6 | West Virginia | | 185 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 180 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 178 | 2.2% |
350 of 8,181 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Vesta appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vesta's data
- Vesta's decade-level peak was the 1910s (1,798 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Vestas (350 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vesta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1880–2024 (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 Vesta 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.