Vegas
Las Vegas, colloquially shortened to Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. It is the 24th-most populous city in the United States, with 641,903 residents at the 2020 census. The Las Vegas metropolitan area has an estimated 2.4 million residents and is the 29th-largest metropolitan area in the country.
Meaning & Origin of Vegas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Las Vegas, colloquially shortened to Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. It is the 24th-most populous city in the United States, with 641,903 residents at the 2020 census. The Las Vegas metropolitan area has an estimated 2.4 million residents and is the 29th-largest metropolitan area in the country.
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Origin & history
The Story of Vegas
As a girl name
Vegas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2001, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 13 Vegass were born — ranking #9,007 that year. As of 2026, Vegas ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 145 Vegass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Vegas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1979, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 18 Vegass were born — ranking #5,212 that year. As of 2026, Vegas ranks #5,580 for boys with 17 births, rising sharply (+21% over the past five years). In total, more than 345 Vegass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Vegas
Phonetically similar names — useful when Vegas is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Vagus
- Vagous
- Vega
- Veiga
- Vicus
- Viegas
- Vigas
- Vagueness
- Vaguest
- Vigorous
- Vargas
- Vaga
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Vegas
Vegas is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 345 births in the dataset. Vegas's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,603. Use the chart and map above to compare Vegas's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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