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The first name Vesna

A girl’s name from Russian.

Pronounced /vɛsnə/ 2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

Russian origin

Borrowed from Russian Весна́ (Vesná), Ukrainian Весна́ (Vesná), Serbo-Croatian Ве̏сна /Vȅsna, etc. Doublet of Vasant and Basant, of Sanskrit origin.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Vesna at birth, 1880–2025

In 2024, 5 girls born in the United States were named Vesna, the 17,536th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1968, when 12 were.

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248
babies named Vesna since 1880
#17,536
rank in 2024
1968
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Vesna in other languages

Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

韋斯娜 /韦斯娜
Chinese
ヴェスナ
Vesuna
Japanese
베스나
Beseuna
Korean
Wesna
Polish
Весна́
Vesná
Russian
Vésna
Slovene
Весна́
Vesná
Ukrainian

Spelled Vesna in Czech, French and Slovak too.

Famous people named Vesna

9 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Vesna Pusić
    Croatian politician, born 1953
  • Vesna Parun
    Croatian poet and translator (1922–2010)
  • Vesna Pisarović
    Croatian pop singer, born 1978
  • Vesna Teršelič
    Croatian activist, born 1962
  • Vesna Bajkuša
    Bosnia and Herzegovina basketball player (born 1968)
  • Vesna Caselotti (Mišanović)
    Bosnian chess player, born 1964
  • Vesna Girardi-Jurkić
    Croatian archeologist, museologist and politician (1944–2012)
  • Vesna Škare-Ožbolt
    Croatian politician, born 1961
  • Vesna Radović
    Austrian handball player, born 1954

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Questions

What does the name Vesna mean?
Borrowed from Russian Весна́ (Vesná), Ukrainian Весна́ (Vesná), Serbo-Croatian Ве̏сна /Vȅsna, etc. Doublet of Vasant and Basant, of Sanskrit origin.
What is the origin of the name Vesna?
Borrowed from Russian Весна́ (Vesná), Ukrainian Весна́ (Vesná), Serbo-Croatian Ве̏сна /Vȅsna, etc. Doublet of Vasant and Basant, of Sanskrit origin.
Is Vesna a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 248 US babies named Vesna since 1880 were girls.
When was Vesna most popular?
1968 in the United States, when 12 babies were named Vesna, its highest rank at 4,217th.
How do you pronounce Vesna?
Vesna is /vɛsnə/, 2 syllables.