Vestal
- Last seen for girls in 1929 at #4,570
- Last seen for boys in 1957 at #3,993
- Given to boys 74.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1907 · 5 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 367since 1907
Vestal over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1957 | — | #3,993 | 5 | |
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| 1954 | — | #3,827 | 5 | |
| 1953 | — | #3,425 | 6 | |
| 1952 | — | #3,373 | 6 | |
| 1951 | — | #3,364 | 6 | |
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| 1947 | — | #3,370 | 6 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,919 | 7 | |
| 1945 | — | #3,338 | 5 | |
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| 1943 | — | #2,405 | 10 | |
| 1942 | — | #3,560 | 5 | |
| 1941 | — | #3,133 | 6 | |
| 1940 | — | #3,459 | 5 | |
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| 1938 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
| 1937 | — | #3,518 | 5 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,184 | 11 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,246 | 11 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,563 | 9 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,738 | 8 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,849 | 8 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,927 | 15 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,444 | 11 | |
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | #3,247 | 7 |
| 1928 | — | #2,522 | 11 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,193 | 14 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,186 | 14 | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #3,741 | 6 |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #2,020 | 16 |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | #1,883 | 18 |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #1,980 | 17 |
| 1920 | #2,731 | 12 | #2,052 | 16 |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | #1,973 | 16 |
| 1918 | #2,674 | 12 | #1,905 | 17 |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #2,423 | 11 |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #2,259 | 12 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #2,876 | 7 | #1,975 | 11 |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | #2,821 | 5 |
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| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | — | |
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| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | #1,345 | 5 |
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First appearance
1907
The first year at least five boys were named Vestal! It came in at #1,345, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1907–1913, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Vestal is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Vestal in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Vestal
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1957
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1907
- Peaked 1907 at #1,345 (5 births)
- Births halved by 1908, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 29,365
- Highest: 1 in 29,365 boys born in 1907 were named Vestal (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 431,447 boys born in 1957 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 35.1% of all boys named Vestal (129) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1925
- Mostly girls until 1924, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,345 (1907) | #1,345 |
| 1910s | 77 | #1,905 (1918) | #2,454 |
| 1920s | 129 | #1,883 (1922) | #2,465 |
| 1930s | 84 | #1,927 (1931) | #2,627 |
| 1940s | 44 | #2,405 (1943) | #3,169 |
| 1950s | 28 | #3,364 (1951) | #3,596 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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