Vesta
A unisex name of Latin origin, meaning goddess of hearth and home.
Babies a year
15
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Vesta by the numbers
Vesta was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 257 babies in 1918, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Vesta. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean God
Like Vesta, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean home
Like Vesta, each of these has home in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Henryruler of the home2,295 in England and Wales (2025)
- Xaviernew house4,468 in the US (2017)
- Grahamgravelly homestead or gray home2,112 in the US (2017)
- Dallasfrom the meadow dwelling or field place1,908 in the US (2017)
- Harryruler of the home; from Henry1,718 in England and Wales (2025)
- Javiernew house1,638 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Vesta
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