| Cordelia | Vesta | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Of debated origin, “heart” | Hearth fire |
| Origin | Latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | kor-DEEL-yuh | VES-tə |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2015 (286) | 1918 (257) |
| In 2025 | 258 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Cordelia | Vesta |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,458 | 35 |
| 2010s | 2,277 | 57 |
| 2000s | 1,218 | 45 |
| 1990s | 367 | 66 |
| 1980s | 338 | 83 |
| 1970s | 352 | 123 |
| 1960s | 566 | 223 |
| 1950s | 772 | 414 |
| 1940s | 780 | 628 |
| 1930s | 839 | 940 |
| 1920s | 1,131 | 1,668 |
| 1910s | 1,087 | 1,798 |
| 1900s | 600 | 1,031 |
| 1890s | 575 | 750 |
| 1880s | 546 | 320 |
A literary name of debated roots, often linked to the Latin cor, “heart.” Cordelia is King Lear’s loyal daughter.
Roman goddess of the hearth and its sacred, ever-burning fire, tended by the Vestal Virgins; the Roman counterpart of Greek Hestia. The fire link is the perpetual flame central to her cult.
Cordelia is more popular than Vesta today: about 258 US babies were given the name Cordelia in 2025, compared with 0 named Vesta.
Cordelia means Of debated origin, “heart” (Latin origin), while Vesta means Hearth fire (latin origin).
In US records, Cordelia first appears in 1880 and Vesta in 0, so Vesta has the longer recorded history.