How Many People Are Named Vega?
An estimated 879 people in the United States have the first name Vega. It is used for both genders, with 80.1% female. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Vega peaked in popularity in 2019 with 63 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vega as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Vega paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
879
About 1 in 389,937 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
80.1% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2019
63 births
Total Registered
893
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vega
Vega is predominantly female (80.1%), though 178 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Vega as a male name
Ranked #10,802 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (14 births)
Vega as a female name
Ranked #3,944 in 2024
38 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (52 births)
Vega: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vega span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 430 babies were registered. While Vega is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Vega by Decade
How has Vega tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Vega by State
Vega + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vega as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vega
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vega: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vega?
We estimate approximately 879 people named Vega are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 389,937 Americans share this first name.
Is Vega a common name?
Vega is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 893 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vega most popular?
Vega reached peak popularity in 2019, when 63 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vega is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vega a female name?
Vega is predominantly female. 80.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vega Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vega Smith, Vega Johnson, Vega Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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