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girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Veda

Meaning knowledge Gender Girl Rank 2025 #739 Trend ↑ Rising 29%

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेद॑ (véda, “knowledge”).

Rank 2025
#739
among girls · ↓46 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
370
named Veda · -10% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,344
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
410 babies
All-time total
14,076
#1,345 all-time among girls
First recorded
1881
in Social Security records

Veda popularity over time

14,076 babies have been named Veda since 1881, 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
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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 106 – 106 11 – #501
1890s 339 – 339 34 +220% #415
1900s 528 – 528 53 +56% #420
1910s 1,304 – 1,304 130 +147% #477
1920s 1,636 – 1,636 164 +25% #498
1930s 996 – 996 100 -39% #611
1940s 1,039 – 1,039 104 +4% #563
1950s 1,044 – 1,044 104 0% #833
1960s 893 – 893 89 -14% #945
1970s 348 – 348 35 -61% #1,558
1980s 173 – 173 17 -50% #3,246
1990s 280 – 280 28 +62% #2,779
2000s 837 – 837 84 +199% #1,686
2010s 2,517 5 2,522 252 +201% #850
2020s (to 2025) 2,031 – 2,031 339 +34% #693

Where Veda 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 385 0.24 outside top 500
2027 398 0.25 outside top 500
2028 409 0.25 outside top 500
2029 419 0.26 outside top 500
2030 428 0.27 outside top 500

Where Veda is most popular

Girls named Veda per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.215 per 1,000. Strongest in Iowa, Wisconsin, and Washington.

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 Veda 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 40 0.685 +218%
Wisconsin 62 0.602 +179%
Washington 63 0.436 +102%
Minnesota 46 0.426 +98%
Michigan 74 0.406 +89%
Indiana 55 0.392 +82%
South Dakota 5 0.350 +63%
Illinois 80 0.349 +62%
Pennsylvania 81 0.343 +59%
New Jersey 60 0.332 +54%
Massachusetts 39 0.323 +50%
Missouri 38 0.315 +46%
Ohio 74 0.312 +45%
Colorado 34 0.305 +41%
North Carolina 63 0.277 +28%
Oregon 17 0.261 +21%
Georgia 54 0.238 +10%
California 188 0.224 ≈ national
Virginia 37 0.217 ≈ national
Kansas 12 0.208 ≈ national
Tennessee 31 0.196 -9%
Maryland 20 0.189 -12%
New York 72 0.182 -16%
South Carolina 16 0.178 -17%
Florida 68 0.159 -26%
Texas 127 0.158 -27%
Arkansas 8 0.151 -30%
Louisiana 11 0.126 -42%
Utah 10 0.120 -44%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -50%
Connecticut 6 0.103 -52%
Arizona 14 0.100 -54%
Kentucky 8 0.094 -57%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Veda

Veda is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #739 in 2025 with 370 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1881, 14,076 American babies have been named Veda. Its peak came in 2024, when 410 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 Veda stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Veda?

The median living Veda is about 15 years old; half are between 6 and 62. An estimated 8,800 people named Veda are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

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

Veda 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 370 #739 – –
2024 410 #693 – –
2023 342 #816 – –
2022 313 #891 – –
2021 313 #872 – –
2020 283 #918 – –
2019 316 #850 5 #14,002
2018 302 #894 – –
2017 319 #859 – –
2016 319 #884 – –
2015 289 #939 – –
2014 227 #1,120 – –
2013 211 #1,143 – –
2012 177 #1,333 – –
2011 202 #1,195 – –
2010 155 #1,467 – –
2009 133 #1,686 – –
2008 132 #1,702 – –
2007 96 #2,114 – –
2006 75 #2,482 – –
2005 98 #1,966 – –
2004 65 #2,588 – –
2003 62 #2,607 – –
2002 67 #2,411 – –
2001 49 #2,959 – –
2000 60 #2,541 – –
1995 25 #4,211 – –
1990 17 #5,542 – –
1985 10 #6,944 – –
1980 25 #3,409 – –
1975 28 #2,741 – –
1970 48 #1,856 – –
1965 73 #1,261 – –
1960 128 #945 – –
1955 79 #1,128 – –
1950 97 #908 – –
1945 83 #829 – –
1940 80 #794 – –
1935 101 #659 – –
1930 126 #617 – –
1925 169 #554 – –
1920 193 #498 – –
1915 168 #477 – –
1910 65 #511 – –
1905 54 #463 – –
1900 52 #474 – –
1895 41 #453 – –
1890 27 #506 – –
1885 17 #540 – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Veda

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Veda Ann Borg Veda Ann Borg American actress (1915–1973) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Veda?

The median living Veda is about 15 years old. Half of all living Vedas are between 6 and 62 years old.

How many people named Veda are alive today?

An estimated 8,800 people named Veda are alive in the United States, based on 14,076 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Veda mean?

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेद॑ (véda, “knowledge”).

How popular is the name Veda in 2025?

Veda ranked #739 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 370 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Veda?

14,076 babies have been named Veda in the United States since 1881, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Veda most popular?

Veda peaked in 2024, when 410 newborns received the name.

Is Veda a boy or girl name?

Veda is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Veda rising or falling?

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

Will Veda become more popular?

Veda is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 428 girls named Veda in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Veda?

Well-known people named Veda include Veda Ann Borg (actor).

Names like Veda

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