Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Vesta

#1,833 most common girls' name of all time · #3,151 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2024

Rank among girls
#1,833
Rank overall
#3,151 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
136 of 146
All-time
8,208
Since 2016
65
Peak year
1918 #408
Best rank
#278 1894
Girls Boys peak 257/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Vesta is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2024 5 — 5 #15,296
2023 8 — 8 #11,172
2022 10 — 10 #9,683
2021 7 — 7 #12,211
2020 5 — 5 #15,094
2019 6 — 6 #13,804
2017 15 — 15 #7,444
2016 9 — 9 #10,864
2014 6 — 6 #14,561
2012 6 — 6 #14,971
2011 8 — 8 #12,157
2010 7 — 7 #13,452
2009 7 — 7 #13,706
2008 7 — 7 #13,838
2007 6 — 6 #15,497
2005 6 — 6 #14,508
2004 6 — 6 #14,183
2003 7 — 7 #12,411
2001 6 — 6 #13,522
1997 7 — 7 #10,843
1996 6 — 6 #11,812
1994 10 — 10 #8,127
1993 11 — 11 #7,503
1992 14 — 14 #6,320
1991 10 — 10 #7,989
1990 8 — 8 #9,251
1989 13 — 13 #6,162
1988 10 — 10 #7,118
1987 8 — 8 #7,989
1986 5 — 5 #10,920
1985 5 — 5 #10,681
1984 7 — 7 #8,161
1983 7 — 7 #8,048
1982 14 — 14 #4,945
1981 5 — 5 #10,413
1980 9 — 9 #6,791
1979 8 — 8 #7,318
1978 12 — 12 #5,216
1977 7 — 7 #7,570
1976 10 — 10 #5,605
1975 16 — 16 #3,953
1974 12 — 12 #4,724
1973 9 — 9 #5,587
1972 17 — 17 #3,546
1971 21 — 21 #3,166
1970 11 — 11 #4,763
1969 10 — 10 #4,727
1968 22 — 22 #2,711
1967 18 — 18 #2,964
1966 19 — 19 #2,841
1965 21 — 21 #2,684
1964 31 — 31 #2,152
1963 25 — 25 #2,426
1962 26 — 26 #2,358
1961 24 — 24 #2,475
1960 27 — 27 #2,247
1959 36 — 36 #1,852
1958 36 — 36 #1,821
1957 28 — 28 #2,069
1956 25 — 25 #2,196
1955 43 — 43 #1,556
1954 52 — 52 #1,395
1953 48 — 48 #1,411
1952 55 — 55 #1,286
1951 46 — 46 #1,383
1950 45 — 45 #1,365
1949 50 — 50 #1,290
1948 61 — 61 #1,144
1947 55 — 55 #1,217
1946 52 — 52 #1,192
1945 59 — 59 #1,004
1944 60 — 60 #1,006
1943 62 — 62 #1,008
1942 73 — 73 #917
1941 72 — 72 #858
1940 84 — 84 #764
1939 65 — 65 #869
1938 88 — 88 #734
1937 69 — 69 #825
1936 79 — 79 #758
1935 100 — 100 #660
1934 110 — 110 #636
1933 102 — 102 #650
1932 106 — 106 #650
1931 104 — 104 #649
1930 117 6 123 #641
1929 116 — 116 #648
1928 111 — 111 #664
1927 125 — 125 #643
1926 162 — 162 #558
1925 156 — 156 #575
1924 194 — 194 #513
1923 169 — 169 #555
1922 195 — 195 #498
1921 197 5 202 #500
1920 243 — 243 #430
1919 242 6 248 #417
1918 257 — 257 #408
1917 213 5 218 #440
1916 220 — 220 #423
1915 195 — 195 #439
1914 160 5 165 #424
1913 122 — 122 #450
1912 169 — 169 #352
1911 111 — 111 #382
1910 109 — 109 #374
1909 97 — 97 #376
1908 112 — 112 #338
1907 103 — 103 #347
1906 107 — 107 #326
1905 103 — 103 #333
1904 99 — 99 #329
1903 105 — 105 #307
1902 109 — 109 #303
1901 84 — 84 #334
1900 112 — 112 #319
1899 93 — 93 #310
1898 91 — 91 #329
1897 92 — 92 #301
1896 64 — 64 #363
1895 96 — 96 #291
1894 100 — 100 #278
1893 52 — 52 #374
1892 60 — 60 #339
1891 60 — 60 #324
1890 42 — 42 #389
1889 54 — 54 #338
1888 51 — 51 #340
1887 28 — 28 #416
1886 47 — 47 #303
1885 27 — 27 #399
1884 33 — 33 #346
1883 19 — 19 #437
1882 21 — 21 #394
1881 20 — 20 #375
1880 20 — 20 #373