Vesper
Vesper was the 2482nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 72 babies. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 2026th; the most babies were born in 2023 (82). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,047 places. More babies were named Vesper in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,482 girls, up 1,122 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 72girls
- Girls and boys
- 91% girls, 9% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202382 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,006babies recorded
Vesper popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,482 | #9,644 | 72 | 8 |
| 2020 | #3,604 | — | 42 | — |
| 2010 | #5,767 | — | 24 | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,328 | #4,258 | 10 | 6 |
| 1910 | #2,769 | — | 5 | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Vesper, counting every spelling?
Vesper has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Vesper?
72 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Vesper (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Vesper born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 116 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Vesper.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Vesper?
About 800 people born in the US named Vesper are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 3 and 12. That makes Vesper a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Vesper by state
How common Vesper was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.5×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Vesper: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Vesper, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Vesper
How popular is the name Vesper?
Vesper was the 2482nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 72 babies. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 2026th; the most babies were born in 2023 (82). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,047 places. More babies were named Vesper in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Vesper a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 91% girls, 9% boys given the name Vesper in the US.
Where is Vesper most popular?
In 2021–2025, Vesper was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Virginia and Texas.