Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2022

Vida

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,218 Trend ↑ Rising 28%
Rank 2025
#1,218
among girls · ↓194 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
187
named Vida · -24% vs 2024
How common
1 in 8,595
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
277 babies
All-time total
12,473
#1,461 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Vida popularity over time

12,473 babies have been named Vida 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 307 – 307 31 – #324
1890s 641 – 641 64 +109% #322
1900s 808 – 808 81 +26% #320
1910s 1,564 – 1,564 156 +94% #401
1920s 1,812 – 1,812 181 +16% #458
1930s 998 – 998 100 -45% #583
1940s 647 – 647 65 -35% #870
1950s 745 – 745 75 +15% #1,063
1960s 640 – 640 64 -14% #1,167
1970s 307 38 345 35 -46% #1,802
1980s 215 – 215 22 -38% #2,535
1990s 200 – 200 20 -7% #4,085
2000s 542 – 542 54 +171% #2,062
2010s 1,630 – 1,630 163 +201% #1,227
2020s (to 2025) 1,379 – 1,379 230 +41% #965

Where Vida 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 194 0.12 outside top 500
2027 199 0.12 outside top 500
2028 205 0.13 outside top 500
2029 209 0.13 outside top 500
2030 213 0.13 outside top 500

Where Vida is most popular

Girls named Vida per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.148 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Florida, and Arizona.

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 Vida 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
California 314 0.374 +152%
Florida 128 0.299 +102%
Arizona 36 0.257 +73%
New Jersey 43 0.238 +61%
Illinois 52 0.227 +53%
New York 85 0.215 +45%
Maryland 22 0.208 +40%
Texas 150 0.186 +26%
Washington 25 0.173 +17%
Nevada 7 0.151 ≈ national
Massachusetts 17 0.141 -5%
Colorado 14 0.125 -15%
Oregon 7 0.108 -27%
Michigan 18 0.099 -33%
Pennsylvania 17 0.072 -51%
Virginia 11 0.065 -56%
Indiana 6 0.043 -71%
North Carolina 7 0.031 -79%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Vida

Vida is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,218 in 2025 with 187 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 12,473 American babies have been named Vida. Its peak came in 2022, when 277 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 Vida stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Vida?

The median living Vida is about 17 years old; half are between 6 and 63. An estimated 6,200 people named Vida are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

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

Vida 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 187 #1,218 – –
2024 247 #1,024 – –
2023 230 #1,080 – –
2022 277 #965 – –
2021 261 #991 – –
2020 177 #1,270 – –
2019 192 #1,227 – –
2018 168 #1,345 – –
2017 162 #1,415 – –
2016 146 #1,543 – –
2015 187 #1,292 – –
2014 177 #1,339 – –
2013 179 #1,317 – –
2012 137 #1,590 – –
2011 137 #1,591 – –
2010 145 #1,545 – –
2009 100 #2,062 – –
2008 80 #2,417 – –
2007 85 #2,290 – –
2006 81 #2,350 – –
2005 56 #2,933 – –
2004 47 #3,263 – –
2003 26 #4,937 – –
2002 20 #5,892 – –
2001 22 #5,357 – –
2000 25 #4,786 – –
1995 25 #4,213 – –
1990 22 #4,519 – –
1985 17 #4,634 – –
1980 38 #2,535 – –
1975 29 #2,678 5 #6,308
1970 30 #2,520 – –
1965 62 #1,405 – –
1960 85 #1,187 – –
1955 72 #1,185 – –
1950 76 #1,063 – –
1945 57 #1,031 – –
1940 57 #956 – –
1935 97 #678 – –
1930 134 #596 – –
1925 188 #515 – –
1920 220 #458 – –
1915 187 #450 – –
1910 65 #512 – –
1905 89 #356 – –
1900 81 #374 – –
1895 78 #324 – –
1890 45 #377 – –
1885 25 #426 – –
1880 13 #490 – –

Famous people named Vida

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

  1. 1 Vida Guerra Vida Guerra Cuban-American glamour model (born 1974) Contemporary
  2. 2 Vida Vencienė Lithuanian cross-country skier (born 1961) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Vida?

The median living Vida is about 17 years old. Half of all living Vidas are between 6 and 63 years old.

How many people named Vida are alive today?

An estimated 6,200 people named Vida are alive in the United States, based on 12,473 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Vida in 2025?

Vida ranked #1,218 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 187 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Vida?

12,473 babies have been named Vida in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Vida most popular?

Vida peaked in 2022, when 277 newborns received the name.

Is Vida a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Vida rising or falling?

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

Will Vida become more popular?

Vida is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 213 girls named Vida 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 Vida?

Well-known people named Vida include Vida Guerra (model), Vida Vencienė (politician).

Names like Vida

Names that sound and feel close to Vida: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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