How Many People Are Named Vesper?
An estimated 790 people in the United States have the first name Vesper. It is predominantly female (92.9%). The average bearer is 9 years old, and Vesper peaked in popularity in 2023 with 89 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vesper 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 Vesper paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
790
About 1 in 433,866 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.9% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2023
89 births
Total Registered
925
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vesper
Vesper is predominantly female (92.9%), though 66 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Vesper as a male name
Ranked #7,199 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (12 births)
Vesper as a female name
Ranked #2,789 in 2024
61 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (82 births)
Vesper: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vesper span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 430 babies were registered. While Vesper is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Vesper by Decade
How has Vesper 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.
Vesper by State
Birth registrations for Vesper span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Virginia, Washington, New York. On average, about 35 Vespers were registered per state.
Vesper + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vesper as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vesper
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vesper: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vesper?
We estimate approximately 790 people named Vesper 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 433,866 Americans share this first name.
Is Vesper a common name?
Vesper is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 925 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vesper most popular?
Vesper reached peak popularity in 2023, when 89 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vesper is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vesper a female name?
Vesper is predominantly female. 92.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vesper Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vesper Smith, Vesper Johnson, Vesper 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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