Vada

#884 for girls in 2025, 302 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,941
Given to girls 98.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1901 · 84 births
Debut · girls
9 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
12,927
since 1880

Vada over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Vada has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201912peak #331, 1901girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#884302—
2024#955273—
2023#829331—
2022#848331—
2021#855320—
2020#810335—
2019#886304—
2018#987267—
2017#978267—
2016#905307—
2015#1,082242—
2014#1,215201—
2013#1,301180—
2012#1,445158—
2011#1,469152—
2010#2,07795—
2009#2,48576—
2008#2,35482—
2007#2,45776—
2006#2,94058—
2005#2,23981—
2004#3,26546—
2003#3,34743—
2002#3,14645—
2001#3,54937—
2000#3,12144—
1999#2,99144—
1998#5,12320—
1997#4,66022—
1996#4,45323—
1995#3,67029—
1994#3,53631—
1993#3,68129—
1992#6,31414—
1991#10,2717—
1990——
1989#9,6817#6,9416
1988#11,7985—
1987——
1986#10,9125—
1985#9,3076—
1984#8,1537—
1983—#6,2385
1982#7,4698—
1981#4,96314—
1980#6,31910—
1979#5,75111—
1978#6,9488—
1977#5,21312—
1976#4,15415—
1975#5,16111—
1974#4,72012—
1973#3,78716—
1972#5,9598—
1971#5,13610#3,9637
1970#3,43518—
1969#3,95813—
1968#4,22211—
1967#2,96318#2,35212
1966#2,24928#3,2497
1965#2,46424#2,7809
1964#2,47525#1,79320
1963#1,89438#1,74421
1962#2,41425#1,58825
1961#1,64047#1,38833
1960#1,72543#2,53511
1959#1,98532#3,6196
1958#1,76238—
1957#1,70540—
1956#1,31962—
1955#1,42350—
1954#1,50545—
1953#1,29956—
1952#1,40248—
1951#1,38346—
1950#1,33347—
1949#1,20157—
1948#1,13562—
1947#1,07968—
1946#97973—
1945#85677—
1944#93768—
1943#82489—
1942#92172—
1941#87669—
1940#665108—
1939#68898—
1938#69897—
1937#643111—
1936#644105—
1935#556132—
1934#576126—
1933#603116—
1932#528154—
1931#561136—
1930#485188—
1929#571143—
1928#525175—
1927#559161—
1926#547164—
1925#426263—
1924#495200—
1923#514185—
1922#523180—
1921#474212—
1920#494194—
1919#449216—
1918#448220—
1917#469191—
1916#444202—
1915#434197—
1914#456144—
1913#392153—
1912#379146—
1911#391106—
1910#378107—
1909#38790—
1908#40581—
1907#41473—
1906#36286—
1905#40968—
1904#36580—
1903#37672—
1902#35780—
1901#33184—
1900#42761—
1899#35271—
1898#33885—
1897#35170—
1896#34372—
1895#37456—
1894#39949—
1893#38350—
1892#40942—
1891#40437—
1890#38442—
1889#39338—
1888#47627—
1887#42427—
1886#35237—
1885#45921—
1884#43821—
1883#48016—
1882#45816—
1881#53910—
1880#5809—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Vada was already there! It came in at #580, and was given to 9 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1983, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Vada is popular in 1912

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedMNIllinois: #421 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,646 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedIAIndiana: #266 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,274 girlsINOhio: #360 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,595 girlsOHPennsylvania: #357 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,724 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedNEMissouri: #327 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,539 girlsMOKentucky: #217 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,239 girlsKYWest Virginia: #121 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 498 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedKSArkansas: #233 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,187 girlsARTennessee: #269 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,902 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #256 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,894 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #173 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 842 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedMSAlabama: #285 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,979 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedHITexas: #312 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,755 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Vada, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#121 · 1 in 498
  2. Oklahoma#173 · 1 in 842
  3. Kentucky#217 · 1 in 1,239
  4. Arkansas#233 · 1 in 1,187
  5. North Carolina#256 · 1 in 1,894

Best ever in a state: #98 in Kansas, 1925.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#121161 in 498
Oklahoma#173121 in 842
Kentucky#217111 in 1,239
Arkansas#23381 in 1,187
North Carolina#25691 in 1,894
Indiana#26651 in 2,274
Tennessee#26971 in 1,902
Alabama#28581 in 1,979
Texas#312151 in 1,755
Missouri#32761 in 2,539
Pennsylvania#35781 in 5,724
Ohio#36051 in 4,595
Illinois#42151 in 5,646
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Vada
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 71 spots since 2024 (#955 → #884)
  • 74 spots since 2020 (#810 → #884)
  • 198 spots since 2015 (#1,082 → #884)
  • Biggest jump: 177 spots in 2016 (#1,082 → #905)
  • Biggest drop: 211 spots in 1941 (#665 → #876)
Rise & fade · girls
21 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1901 at #331 (84 births)
  • Births halved by 1957, 56 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 77 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 77 yrs · run 1880–1946
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,849
  • Highest: 1 in 2,849 girls born in 1901 were named Vada (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,322 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 16.8% of all girls named Vada (2,173) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s222#352 (1886)#460
1890s574#338 (1898)#374
1900s775#331 (1901)#383
1910s1,682#378 (1910)#424
1920s1,877#426 (1925)#513
1930s1,263#485 (1930)#598
1940s743#665 (1940)#947
1950s464#1,299 (1953)#1,512
1960s272#1,640 (1961)#2,600
1970s121#3,435 (1970)#5,026
1980s62#4,963 (1981)#8,575
1990s219#2,991 (1999)#4,967
2000s588#2,239 (2005)#2,890
2010s2,173#886 (2019)#1,235
2020s1,892#810 (2020)#864

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Vada in 1912

girls
#379
146 births · 1 in 3,823 girls

Top girls' names in 1912

  1. #1Mary32,304
  2. #2Helen16,133
  3. #3Dorothy12,645
  4. #4Margaret12,536
  5. #5Ruth11,280
  6. #6Mildred8,764
  7. #7Anna8,586
  8. #8Elizabeth8,527
  9. #9Frances6,680
  10. #10Marie6,642
  11. #379Vada146
More about 1912

girls

558,119 girls got a published name in 1912; 1 in 3,823 of them was named Vada, which outranked 89.0% of the 3,445 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Vada
  1. #376Beryl149
  2. #376Maud149
  3. #378Alvina147
  4. #379Vada146
  5. #379Antonia146
  6. #379Lucinda146
  7. #379Nona146
  8. #383Polly145
  9. #384Carmella143
  10. #384Elise143

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1911
Risers
  1. ↑ 712Jule#1,545 → #833
  2. ↑ 626Beula#1,545 → #919
  3. ↑ 602Noma#1,372 → #770
  4. ↑ 577Walter#1,372 → #795
  5. ↑ 490Izora#1,450 → #960
Fallers
  1. ↓ 912Mabell#932 → #1,844
  2. ↓ 602Justina#875 → #1,477
  3. ↓ 579Irine#898 → #1,477
  4. ↓ 579Sula#898 → #1,477
  5. ↓ 568Cordia#853 → #1,421

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1912 →