Recorded 1917–1935 Boys' name Peak 1917 38 births

Vestel — boys' name

38 babies named Vestel in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211920s121930s5
1910s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Vestel was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

8 babies were named Vestel in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vestel

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Vestel between 1917 and 1935, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vestel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1935. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vestel performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vestel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Oklahoma, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vestel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vestel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 38 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Vestel at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

38

Since 1917

19 years of records

Peak year

1917

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1917

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 1935

Vestel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–1917

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1917)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
456789 193519231921191919181917 8

Vestel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
21 births that decade — 55% of Vestel's all-time total
1910s211920s121930s5

Vestel by state

Where Vestel concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vestel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Oklahoma
5 13.2%
Oklahoma share of Vestel's total US births 13.2%

5 of 38 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vestel?
38 babies have been named Vestel since 1917. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1917 with 8 births.
When was Vestel most popular?
Vestel was most popular in the 1910s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Vestel most popular?
The top states for the name Vestel are Oklahoma (5 births).
How long has the name Vestel been used?
Vestel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 19 years of data through 1935.
What names are similar to Vestel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vester, Vestal, Vesper, Veston, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1935 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.