Vesper
Feminine · “evening”
Vesper is given to both — 932 girls and 74 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Vesper is the evening star in Latin — and the evening star and the morning star are the same planet, which the Romans took a while to work out.
How old is the name Vesper?
Vesper first appears in US birth records in 1902 — 123 years ago. The typical Vesper is a kid of about 8 — this name's wave is very recent. About 800 people named Vesper are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Vesper most popular?
Vesper peaked in 1902, reaching #1793 nationally. Today it ranks #2458, 665 places below that high. See the whole 1902 chart.
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Where it comes from
From vesper to Vesper
The story of Vesper
Venus is visible as the evening star and the morning star, and the Greeks are credited with recognizing the two as one planet — Pythagoras is sometimes named. Vespers is the evening prayer of the Church. Vesper appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
evening, evening star
From the Latin vesper, 'evening' or 'the evening star', cognate with the Greek hesperos. Vespers, the evening office, takes the name. Venus appears as both Vesper and Lucifer, the morning star, and the identity was established by Greek astronomers. The Latin is documented.
How the name formed
- vesper
- Vesper
Related forms: Vesper · Hesperos
Pronouncing Vesper
VES-pur
Two syllables, stress on the first. Latin says WES-per.
Nicknames for Vesper
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1902
- Most girls named
- 202382 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1793reached in 1902
- Change vs 2024
- +16.1%72 in 2025, from 62
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Vesper in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Vesper in Latin — same name
- Hesperos in Greek — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, New York.
Vespers among us
people named Vesper are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 22,323 born in 2025 was named Vesper
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Vesper sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Vesper is headed
Vesper looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 17% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Vesper beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Vesper in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That the evening and morning stars are one planet is a first-rate fact.
- The evening meaning is concrete and atmospheric.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk.
- A Bond film character is a strong association for some.
- Vespers is the name of a church office.
- It reads as unusual and will be asked about.
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Frequently asked
- How many Vespers are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 800 people named Vesper are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Vesper in 2025?
- Vesper ranks #2458 among US girl names in 2025, with 72 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Vesper?
- About 1 in every 22,323 US girls born in 2025 was named Vesper — 72 in all.
- Will my child share the name Vesper with classmates?
- Vesper will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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