| Vega | Qamar | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Named for the star Vega | Moon |
| Origin | arabic | arabic |
| Gender | Unisex | Unisex |
| Pronunciation | VAY-guh | KAH-mar |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2019 (52) | 2025 (63) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Vega | Qamar |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 222 | 240 |
| 2010s | 333 | 113 |
| 2000s | 166 | 30 |
| 1990s | 9 | 0 |
| 1970s | 5 | 0 |
| 1950s | 6 | 0 |
| 1910s | 5 | 0 |
The proper name of the brightest star in the constellation Lyra, from Arabic 'al-Waqi' ('the swooping/falling one', as in the swooping eagle). Its literal root is the bird of prey, but as a name its whole association is the star itself.
Qamar is the Arabic word for 'moon,' used as a given name for both boys and girls; it also names the 54th sura of the Quran (Al-Qamar). Literal and well established.
Vega and Qamar are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Vega means Named for the star Vega (arabic origin), while Qamar means Moon (arabic origin).
In US records, Vega first appears in 0 and Qamar in 0, so Vega has the longer recorded history.