| Vesta | Juno | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Hearth fire | Queen of the heavens |
| Origin | latin | Latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | VES-tə | JOO-noh |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1919 |
| Peak year | 1918 (257) | 2025 (179) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 179 |
| Trend | Vintage | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Vesta | Juno |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 35 | 882 |
| 2010s | 57 | 757 |
| 2000s | 45 | 108 |
| 1990s | 66 | 17 |
| 1980s | 83 | 0 |
| 1970s | 123 | 0 |
| 1960s | 223 | 0 |
| 1950s | 414 | 0 |
| 1940s | 628 | 0 |
| 1930s | 940 | 0 |
| 1920s | 1,668 | 0 |
| 1910s | 1,798 | 6 |
| 1900s | 1,031 | 0 |
| 1890s | 750 | 0 |
| 1880s | 320 | 0 |
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.
Juno is the Roman queen of the gods, linked to “youth” and vitality.
Juno is more popular than Vesta today: about 179 US babies were given the name Juno in 2025, compared with 0 named Vesta.
Vesta means Hearth fire (latin origin), while Juno means Queen of the heavens (Latin origin).
In US records, Vesta first appears in 0 and Juno in 1919, so Vesta has the longer recorded history.