How Many People Are Named Vega?
people named Vega are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 370,297 people in the US has this name
Based on 936 babies named Vega in Social Security records from 1918 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
63 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
The name of a star in the constellation Lyra. Its name is from Arabic الواقع (al-Waqi') meaning "the swooping (eagle)".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Vega, 79.6% were girls and 20.4% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Vega fell from 88.3% in the 2000s to 75.8% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Vega alive today is about 10 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 15 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Vega first appears in the records in 1918 and was given most often in 2019, to 63 babies. In 2025, 43 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1918 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Vega has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,127, in 2019. In 2025 it ranked #4,538. Among boys, its best rank was #6,303, in 2017.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,538 | #7,154 |
| Best rank | #3,127 (2019) | #6,303 (2017) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,359 in the 2010s | #7,790 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Vega alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Vega were born in California than in any other state: about 19 of those alive today.
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