Vega
72% girls · 28% boys
About Vega
This striking name has a lot going for it: it's a self-confident Spanish surname, it identifies one of the most brilliant stars in the sky, and it has a musical reference to singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega.
Vega for girls#4539 US
Another astral name, this one relating to one of the largest and brightest stars in the heavens, is popular in Scandinavia and Spain, where it ranks among the Top 50 girls' names. Although still very rare in the US, we think it has serious potential to follow the likes of Luna and Lyra up the charts.
In Spanish, the name means "meadow" and is taken from a title for the Virgin Mary (La Virgen de la Vega, The Virgin of the Meadow).
Pronounced VAY-guh.
As of November 2026, Vega ranked #7158 for boys and #4539 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6307 for boys in 2017 and #3125 for girls in 2019, Nameberry popularity #949 for girls.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #4,223 | 35 | 19.6 |
| 2016 | #4,238 | 35 | 19.8 |
| 2017 | #3,840 | 40 | 23.2 |
| 2018 | #3,339 | 48 | 28.2 |
| 2019 | #3,125 | 52 | 31 |
| 2020 | #4,746 | 28 | 17.3 |
| 2021 | #3,874 | 39 | 23.8 |
| 2022 | #3,822 | 40 | 24.4 |
| 2023 | #3,470 | 46 | 28.7 |
| 2024 | #3,944 | 38 | 23.5 |
| 2025 | #4,539 | 31 | 19.3 |
World rankings
Vega for girls
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Famous Vegas
- Alexa Ellesse PenaVega (née Vega) is an American actress and singerBoy
known for her role as Carmen Cortez in the Spy Kids and Shilo Wallace in the film Repo! The Genetic Opera.
- Paz VegaGirl
Spanish actress
- Vega WoodGirl
daughter of Musician Danny Wood
- Miranda Vega PaparozziGirl
granddaughter of actress Nancy Sinatra
- Vega Garcia Sanchez (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of footballer Raul Garcia
- Vega Ferrero GilGirl
daughter of Juan Carlos Ferrero & Eva Gil
- Suzanne Nadine VegaGirl
American singer,songwriter
Vega in pop culture
- VegaBoy
feminine name in Spain, meaning "meadow".
- Don Diego VegaBoy
character in the Zorro series
- Vince VegaBoy
character in the movie "Pulp Fiction"
- Vic VegaBoy
character in the movie "Reservoir Dogs"
- VegaBoy
male fighter in the video game "Street Fighter"
- VegaGirl
brightest star in the group Lyra
- VegaGirl
meaning of "Meadow" in Spanish
- Tori VegaGirl
character on Nickelodeon's "Victorious"
- Mary VegaGirl
from the movie "Crusade in Jeans"