Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2020

Vada

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #886 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#886
among girls · ↑72 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
302
named Vada · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,322
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
335 babies
All-time total
13,089
#1,427 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Vada popularity over time

13,089 babies have been named Vada since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 222 – 222 22 – #355
1890s 574 – 574 57 +159% #339
1900s 775 – 775 78 +35% #334
1910s 1,682 – 1,682 168 +117% #380
1920s 1,877 – 1,877 188 +12% #426
1930s 1,263 – 1,263 126 -33% #487
1940s 743 – 743 74 -41% #668
1950s 464 6 470 47 -37% #1,310
1960s 272 138 410 41 -13% #1,665
1970s 121 7 128 13 -69% #3,570
1980s 62 11 73 7 -43% #5,244
1990s 219 – 219 22 +200% #3,045
2000s 588 – 588 59 +168% #2,251
2010s 2,173 – 2,173 217 +270% #887
2020s (to 2025) 1,892 – 1,892 315 +45% #813

Where Vada is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 305 0.19 outside top 500
2027 307 0.19 outside top 500
2028 309 0.19 outside top 500
2029 311 0.19 outside top 500
2030 313 0.19 outside top 500

Where Vada is most popular

Girls named Vada per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.192 per 1,000. Strongest in Iowa, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Vada born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Iowa 34 0.582 +203%
West Virginia 13 0.496 +158%
Wisconsin 50 0.485 +153%
Kentucky 41 0.479 +150%
Michigan 84 0.461 +140%
Ohio 106 0.447 +133%
Oklahoma 30 0.408 +112%
Missouri 49 0.407 +112%
Indiana 57 0.406 +112%
Tennessee 58 0.366 +91%
Pennsylvania 85 0.359 +87%
Minnesota 34 0.315 +64%
Illinois 69 0.301 +57%
Arkansas 15 0.284 +48%
Alabama 26 0.277 +44%
North Carolina 63 0.277 +44%
New Mexico 5 0.206 +7%
Louisiana 17 0.194 ≈ national
Washington 24 0.166 -13%
New Jersey 29 0.161 -16%
California 126 0.150 -22%
Virginia 25 0.147 -24%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -28%
Mississippi 6 0.128 -33%
Texas 102 0.127 -34%
Colorado 14 0.125 -35%
Florida 48 0.112 -42%
Nevada 5 0.108 -44%
Arizona 14 0.100 -48%
Massachusetts 12 0.099 -48%
Georgia 20 0.088 -54%
Kansas 5 0.087 -55%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -55%
New York 33 0.083 -57%
Oregon 5 0.077 -60%
Maryland 7 0.066 -66%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -71%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Vada

Vada is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #886 in 2025 with 302 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 13,089 American babies have been named Vada. Its peak came in 2020, when 335 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Vada stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Vada?

The median living Vada is about 11 years old; half are between 5 and 52. An estimated 6,600 people named Vada are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Vada year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 302 #886 – –
2024 273 #958 – –
2023 331 #830 – –
2022 331 #848 – –
2021 320 #858 – –
2020 335 #813 – –
2019 304 #887 – –
2018 267 #989 – –
2017 267 #982 – –
2016 307 #908 – –
2015 242 #1,084 – –
2014 201 #1,220 – –
2013 180 #1,306 – –
2012 158 #1,450 – –
2011 152 #1,479 – –
2010 95 #2,092 – –
2009 76 #2,509 – –
2008 82 #2,379 – –
2007 76 #2,481 – –
2006 58 #2,976 – –
2005 81 #2,251 – –
2004 46 #3,328 – –
2003 43 #3,409 – –
2002 45 #3,192 – –
2001 37 #3,627 – –
2000 44 #3,165 – –
1995 29 #3,774 – –
1990 – – – –
1985 6 #10,635 – –
1980 10 #6,773 – –
1975 11 #5,502 – –
1970 18 #3,570 – –
1965 24 #2,534 9 #2,968
1960 43 #1,746 11 #2,676
1955 50 #1,443 – –
1950 47 #1,348 – –
1945 77 #862 – –
1940 108 #668 – –
1935 132 #558 – –
1930 188 #487 – –
1925 263 #426 – –
1920 194 #496 – –
1915 197 #436 – –
1910 107 #380 – –
1905 68 #412 – –
1900 61 #428 – –
1895 56 #375 – –
1890 42 #393 – –
1885 21 #468 – –
1880 9 #626 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Vada, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Vada?

The median living Vada is about 11 years old. Half of all living Vadas are between 5 and 52 years old.

How many people named Vada are alive today?

An estimated 6,600 people named Vada are alive in the United States, based on 13,089 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Vada in 2025?

Vada ranked #886 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 302 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Vada?

13,089 babies have been named Vada in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Vada most popular?

Vada peaked in 2020, when 335 newborns received the name.

Is Vada a boy or girl name?

Vada is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Vada rising or falling?

Vada is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Vada become more popular?

Vada looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 313 girls named Vada in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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