How Many People Are Named Vesta?
An estimated 1,342 people in the United States have the first name Vesta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Vesta peaked in popularity in 1918 with 257 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vesta 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 Vesta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 65, Vesta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1971.
Estimated Living Americans
1,342
About 1 in 255,406 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1918
257 births
Total Registered
8,208
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vesta
Vesta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,208 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Vesta as a male name
Ranked #3,977 in 1930
6 male births in 1930
Peak: 1919 (6 births)
Vesta as a female name
Ranked #17,475 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (257 births)
Vesta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vesta span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 1,814 babies were registered. Vesta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vesta by Decade
How has Vesta 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.
Vesta by State
Birth registrations for Vesta span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in New Jersey, Idaho, South Carolina. On average, about 96 Vestas were registered per state.
Vesta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vesta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vesta
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vesta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vesta?
We estimate approximately 1,342 people named Vesta 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 255,406 Americans share this first name.
Is Vesta a common name?
Vesta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,208 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vesta most popular?
Vesta reached peak popularity in 1918, when 257 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vesta is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vesta a female name?
Vesta is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vesta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vesta Smith, Vesta Johnson, Vesta 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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