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Vesta

Pronounced V EH1 S T AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1918
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Vesta?

Vesta is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 8,208 children — the 1,577th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 65 births across the past decade, against a peak of 257 in a single year. That peak was in 1918.

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1918Girls: 257Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
V EH1 S T AH0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Vesta

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Vesta

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Vesta?
Vesta ranks 1,577th among girls' names in US records, with 8,208 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 65.
Is Vesta a unisex name?
No. Vesta is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Vesta most popular?
1918, when 257 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.