Is Vester a boy or girl name?

Vester is a unisex name. Of the 3,228 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 20.5% were girls and 79.5% were boys.

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Vester

Recorded 1882–1991 · United States

Vester was most popular in 1924, when 95 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,397 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,228 people named Vester.

Vester over time

Births per year. The dot marks Vester’s peak in 1924. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Vester a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Vester is a unisex name — 20.5% of the 3,228 Americans given it were girls and 79.5% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Vester

Where Vester is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org