Vega Boy & girl

How popular is Vega?

#4,459 girl name in 2025

31 baby girls were named Vega in the US in 2025, making it the 4459th most popular girl name. Another 12 boys got the name (#6,799 for boys).

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925living people named Vega (est.)
9median age of people named Vega
936babies named Vega since 1880
1 in 77,101US babies born in 2025

Vega popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#4,459 for girls (▼ 567 from 2024)
Babies in 202531 girls, 12 boys
10-year trendSteady (-11% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#4,143 in 2015, #4,646 in 2020
Peak year2019 (52 girls)
Highest rank#3,084 in 2019
First recorded1918
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)23% boys, 77% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Vega is most popular

Babies named Vega per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  2. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)
  3. Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)

Vega by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1910s5#4,807
1950s6#5,376
1970s5#10,208
1990s9#9,472
2000s166#5,232
2010s333#3,084
2020s222#3,428

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Questions

Is Vega a boy or girl name?
Vega is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 23% of babies named Vega were boys and 77% were girls.
How popular is the name Vega?
31 baby girls were named Vega in the US in 2025, making it the 4459th most popular girl name. Another 12 boys got the name (#6,799 for boys).
When was Vega most popular?
Vega peaked in 2019, when 52 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #3,084 in 2019.
How many people are named Vega?
936 babies have been named Vega in the US since 1880. We estimate about 925 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
Where is Vega most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Vega was most common in New York, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.