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Vesa

Gender
Girl
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VEH-sah

Vesa is a girls' name, meaning “faith, oath”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Vesa mean?

Albanian, from besa 'faith, oath'

“faith, oath”

Albanian name from besa, the code of honour that makes a promise binding; Vesa is also a separate Finnish male name.

Is Vesa a girl's or a boy's name?

Vesa is a girls' name.

How popular is Vesa in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 5 girls.

2000Busiest: 5 in 20002020
Vesa in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20203#5,734
20190–
20180–
20170–
20160–
20150–
20140–
20130–
20120–
20113#6,007
20100–
20090–
20080–
20074#4,494
20064#4,357
20055#3,543
20040–
20030–
20020–
20010–
20005#2,907

Names like Vesa

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Vesa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vesa, updated 20 October 2026.