Recorded 1889–2022 Girls' name Peak 1920 388 births

Vista — girls' name

388 babies named Vista in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Vista was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

16 babies were named Vista in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vista

The Social Security Administration has registered 388 babies named Vista between 1889 and 2022, spanning 134 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vista currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vista performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Vista shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vista 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 388 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.

Vista at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

388

Since 1889

134 years of records

Peak year

1920

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1889

Recorded for 134 years

Last year on file: 2022

Vista popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1889

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1920)
16
Annual births at peak — across 134 years of records
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Vista by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
98 births that decade — 25% of Vista's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vista?
388 babies have been named Vista since 1889. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1920 with 16 births.
When was Vista most popular?
Vista was most popular in the 1920s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Vista been used?
Vista has been recorded in Social Security data since 1889, spanning 134 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Vista?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vision, Vismaya, Visenya, Vishwa, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1889–2022 (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.