Vega

Arabic, Spanish

"swooping eagle; meadow"

Vega Origin and Meaning

The name Vega is a girl's name of Arabic, Scandinavian, Aboriginal origin meaning "swooping eagle; meadow".

Another astral name, this one relating to one of the largest and brightest stars in the heavens, is popular in Scandinavia and Spain, where it ranks among the Top 50 girls' names. Although still very rare in the US, we think it has serious potential to follow the likes of Luna and Lyra up the charts.

In Spanish, the name means "meadow" and is taken from a title for the Virgin Mary (La Virgen de la Vega, The Virgin of the Meadow).

Vega Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 477 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Vega

• 477 Nameberry 2025
• 10 Spain 2023

20 Names Similar to Vega

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Famous People Named Vega

• Paz Vega Spanish actress
• Vega Wood daughter of Musician Danny Wood
• Miranda Vega Paparozzi granddaughter of actress Nancy Sinatra
• Vega Garcia Sanchez (b. 2015) daughter of footballer Raul Garcia
• Vega Ferrero Gil daughter of Juan Carlos Ferrero & Eva Gil
• Suzanne Nadine Vega American singer,songwriter

The name Vega in Pop Culture

• Vega brightest star in the group Lyra
• Vega meaning of "Meadow" in Spanish
• Tori Vega character on Nickelodeon's "Victorious"
• Mary Vega from the movie "Crusade in Jeans"