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Vesper

/ˈvɛspɚ/ · 93% girls · 80 born in 2025

Vesper has been given to about 1,006 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈvɛspɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 879
Median age today7 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Vesper per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 89
  • Born in 202580
  • All time1,006
  • England & Wales, 202521

How popular is Vesper?

Its best year was 2023, when 89 babies were given the name, ranking 2267th. The typical living American called Vesper is about 7 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Vesper

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ester0.75
  2. Hester0.75
  3. Esther0.62
  4. Denver0.62
  5. Ember0.62
  6. Ever0.62
  7. Easter0.57
  8. Harper0.55

Middle names for Vesper

Ranked by flow score
  1. Vesper Anne0.81
  2. Vesper Catherine0.78
  3. Vesper Josephine0.78
  4. Vesper Marie0.77
  5. Vesper Grace0.77
  6. Vesper Eve0.77

Sibling names for Vesper

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.93
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.93
  3. Westynbrother · 0.92
  4. Laylanisister · 0.92
  5. Emilianasister · 0.91
  6. Seraphinasister · 0.91

Where Vesper is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%
  2. California0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Vesper Anderson0.77
  2. Vesper White0.72
  3. Vesper Nguyen0.72
  4. Vesper Moore0.72
  5. Vesper Hill0.72
  6. Vesper Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Vesper

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Vesper across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.