How Many People Are Named Vegas?
An estimated 451 people in the United States have the first name Vegas. It is used for both genders, with 68.3% male. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Vegas peaked in popularity in 2007 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vegas 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 Vegas paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
451
About 1 in 759,987 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
68.3% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2007
28 births
Total Registered
457
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vegas
Vegas is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (68.3%) and females (31.7%). Out of 457 total births registered, 312 were male and 145 were female.
Vegas as a male name
Ranked #5,624 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (18 births)
Vegas as a female name
Ranked #17,469 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (13 births)
Vegas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vegas span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 178 babies were registered. While Vegas is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Vegas by Decade
How has Vegas 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.
Vegas by State
Vegas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vegas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vegas
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vegas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vegas?
We estimate approximately 451 people named Vegas 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 759,987 Americans share this first name.
Is Vegas a common name?
Vegas is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 457 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vegas most popular?
Vegas reached peak popularity in 2007, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vegas is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vegas a male name?
Vegas is predominantly male. 68.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vegas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vegas Smith, Vegas Johnson, Vegas 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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