Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Vesta

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1918

Peak era

1918

Peak births

257

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19182025

Quick answers about Vesta

An estimated 1,490 living Americans are named Vesta.

Vesta fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Vesta is approximately 72 years, with most bearers falling between 55 and 83 years old.

Not especially. Vesta has been declining since its 1918 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1918

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

8,181

Vesta last appeared in SSA records in 2024. Across its recorded history, about 8,181 American girls received the name.

Vesta peaked in 1918, when 257 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 8,181 Americans named Vesta since 1880.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1918

Living profile

1,490

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age72

Core range55–83

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Steady Wave

A name with sustained momentum rather than a single spike.