Is Vester a boy or girl name?
Vester was used for both, more often for boys in the US. Across 1880–2024, 20.5% of the 3,228 US babies named Vester were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Vester since 1882
- 3,228
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 95 babies
Boys and girls named Vester, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 85 | 26 | 23.4% |
| 1900s | 122 | 70 | 36.5% |
| 1910s | 479 | 158 | 24.8% |
| 1920s | 620 | 158 | 20.3% |
| 1930s | 416 | 130 | 23.8% |
| 1940s | 307 | 74 | 19.4% |
| 1950s | 228 | 28 | 10.9% |
| 1960s | 145 | 18 | 11% |
| 1970s | 82 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,584 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #9,169 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,442 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 7 | #6,065 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #5,123 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,296 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,356 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,941 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #6,027 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,725 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,817 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,557 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,784 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,171 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,681 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,334 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,677 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 11 | #3,064 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 15 | #2,303 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,896 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,344 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 17 | #1,960 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 17 | #1,984 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,405 | 6 | #6,747 |
| 1963 | 19 | #1,899 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,626 | 5 | #7,550 |
| 1961 | 22 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 12 | #2,530 | 7 | #5,680 |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,863 | 10 | #4,293 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,633 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 28 | #1,510 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 25 | #1,606 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 28 | #1,481 | 7 | #5,182 |
| 1954 | 19 | #1,822 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 20 | #1,762 | 5 | #6,467 |
| 1952 | 22 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 29 | #1,405 | 6 | #5,389 |
| 1950 | 26 | #1,462 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 27 | #1,432 | 9 | #3,884 |
| 1948 | 31 | #1,322 | 6 | #5,218 |
| 1947 | 35 | #1,251 | 6 | #5,271 |
| 1946 | 30 | #1,298 | 6 | #4,937 |
| 1945 | 28 | #1,269 | 10 | #3,121 |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,479 | 9 | #3,367 |
| 1943 | 44 | #1,016 | 7 | #4,177 |
| 1942 | 29 | #1,314 | 9 | #3,429 |
| 1941 | 26 | #1,331 | 12 | #2,663 |
| 1940 | 35 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 28 | #1,270 | 7 | #3,767 |
| 1938 | 44 | #962 | 15 | #2,218 |
| 1937 | 35 | #1,117 | 12 | #2,560 |
| 1936 | 33 | #1,166 | 10 | #2,847 |
| 1935 | 51 | #893 | 11 | #2,723 |
| 1934 | 43 | #981 | 16 | #2,083 |
| 1933 | 30 | #1,227 | 12 | #2,534 |
| 1932 | 50 | #923 | 18 | #1,952 |
| 1931 | 45 | #996 | 18 | #1,937 |
| 1930 | 57 | #884 | 11 | #2,834 |
| 1929 | 49 | #974 | 16 | #2,180 |
| 1928 | 55 | #911 | 18 | #2,088 |
| 1927 | 65 | #839 | 14 | #2,540 |
| 1926 | 55 | #915 | 18 | #2,156 |
| 1925 | 46 | #1,021 | 19 | #2,115 |
| 1924 | 74 | #786 | 21 | #1,989 |
| 1923 | 66 | #840 | 11 | #3,113 |
| 1922 | 74 | #778 | 14 | #2,604 |
| 1921 | 69 | #833 | 14 | #2,624 |
| 1920 | 67 | #825 | 13 | #2,722 |
| 1919 | 57 | #888 | 25 | #1,647 |
| 1918 | 73 | #760 | 21 | #1,879 |
| 1917 | 62 | #803 | 21 | #1,771 |
| 1916 | 69 | #733 | 15 | #2,238 |
| 1915 | 67 | #733 | 17 | #1,959 |
| 1914 | 51 | #744 | 11 | #2,254 |
| 1913 | 33 | #852 | 10 | #2,150 |
| 1912 | 32 | #781 | 13 | #1,615 |
| 1911 | 20 | #730 | 12 | #1,440 |
| 1910 | 15 | #820 | 13 | #1,333 |
| 1909 | 18 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 20 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 12 | #810 | 7 | #1,809 |
| 1906 | 8 | #998 | 9 | #1,409 |
| 1905 | 14 | #662 | 12 | #1,159 |
| 1904 | 13 | #682 | 12 | #1,090 |
| 1903 | 10 | #781 | 8 | #1,432 |
| 1902 | 7 | #1,008 | 6 | #1,782 |
| 1901 | 7 | #939 | 6 | #1,669 |
| 1900 | 13 | #733 | 10 | #1,313 |
| 1899 | 11 | #659 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,114 | 8 | #1,372 |
| 1897 | 7 | #937 | 5 | #1,786 |
| 1896 | 12 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 8 | #868 | 8 | #1,294 |
| 1894 | 15 | #540 | 5 | #1,698 |
| 1893 | 6 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #967 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 13 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 8 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #938 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Vester reached #540 in 1894. As a girl name, it reached #1,090 in 1904. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Vester
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.