Unisex name · since 1907
Vestal
367 babies named Vestal in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,512 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 367
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
367 boys have been named Vestal since 1907, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vestal has been recorded 367 times among boys since 1907, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1907 to 1957.
- #9,512 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 367 born since 1907
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vestal ranks #9,512 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 367 born since 1907, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,512 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 367
- born since 1907
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vestal's 367 recorded births place it above 79.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Vestal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vestal's full recorded timeline at 1931, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1907, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vestal popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1907–1957
- Peak year (1922)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Vestal popularity over time - girls
125 total births recorded since 1907 (Vestal as girls' name)
Vestal by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (129 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Vestal's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Vestal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
77 births
- 1920s
1920s
129 births
- 1930s
1930s
84 births
- 1940s 44
1940s
44 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 129 births (35% of all-time use).
Vestal by state
Where Vestal concentrates geographically, total births since 1907
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 10 | 2.7% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 1.4% |
10 of 367 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Vestal's data
- Vestal's decade-level peak was the 1920s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Vestals (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vestal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1907–1957 (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 Vestal 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.