Recorded 1891–1938 Girls' name Peak 1918 873 births

Vlasta — girls' name

873 babies named Vlasta in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s471900s1121910s3891920s2691930s56
1910s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Vlasta was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

62 babies were named Vlasta in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vlasta

The Social Security Administration has registered 873 babies named Vlasta between 1891 and 1938, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vlasta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vlasta performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 389 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Vlasta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 232 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Nebraska. In total, SSA state-level files list Vlasta in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vlasta 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 873 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.

Vlasta at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

873

Since 1891

48 years of records

Peak year

1918

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1891

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1938

Vlasta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1891

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1918)
62
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
020406080 19381929192319171911190518991891 7

Vlasta by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
389 births that decade — 45% of Vlasta's all-time total
1890s471900s1121910s3891920s2691930s56

Vlasta by state

Where Vlasta concentrates geographically — total births since 1891

Regionally concentrated
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Vlasta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
232 26.6%
#2 Illinois
161 18.4%
#3 Nebraska
38 4.4%
#4 New York
5 0.6%
#5 Wisconsin
5 0.6%
Texas share of Vlasta's total US births 26.6%
Even split

232 of 873 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vlasta?
873 babies have been named Vlasta since 1891. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1918 with 62 births.
When was Vlasta most popular?
Vlasta was most popular in the 1910s decade with 389 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Vlasta most popular?
The top states for the name Vlasta are Texas (232 births), Illinois (161 births), Nebraska (38 births).
How long has the name Vlasta been used?
Vlasta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1891, spanning 48 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Vlasta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vlada, Vladislava. 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, 1891–1938 (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.