Vesta
Vesta is the Roman goddess of the hearth, home, and family.
- Roman Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Vesta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vesta is the Roman goddess of the hearth, home, and family.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Roman Mythology
The Story of Vesta
Vesta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 20 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 257 Vestas were born — ranking #408 that year. As of 2026, Vesta ranks #15,243 for baby girls with 5 births, gradually falling (-7%). In total, more than 8K Vestas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Vesta
Vesta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Vesta's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #408. Use the chart and map above to compare Vesta'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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