Vestal
The Story of Vestal
As a girl name
Vestal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1907, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1924: 14 births, good for #2,514 nationwide. About 46% of every Vestal on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Vestal last appeared in the published SSA data in 1929, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 125 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Vestal as a boy name dates back to 1907, when 5 babies received it. 1922 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Vestal — #1,883 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Vestal on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Vestal last appeared in the published SSA data in 1957, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 367 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Vestal
Vestal is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 367 births in the dataset. Vestal's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #1,883. Use the chart and map above to compare Vestal'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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