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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1901 · 84 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 12,927since 1880
Vada over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Vada has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #884 | 302 | — | |
| 2024 | #955 | 273 | — | |
| 2023 | #829 | 331 | — | |
| 2022 | #848 | 331 | — | |
| 2021 | #855 | 320 | — | |
| 2020 | #810 | 335 | — | |
| 2019 | #886 | 304 | — | |
| 2018 | #987 | 267 | — | |
| 2017 | #978 | 267 | — | |
| 2016 | #905 | 307 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,082 | 242 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,215 | 201 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,301 | 180 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,445 | 158 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,469 | 152 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,077 | 95 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,485 | 76 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,354 | 82 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,457 | 76 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,940 | 58 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,239 | 81 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,265 | 46 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,347 | 43 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,146 | 45 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,549 | 37 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,121 | 44 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,991 | 44 | — | |
| 1998 | #5,123 | 20 | — | |
| 1997 | #4,660 | 22 | — | |
| 1996 | #4,453 | 23 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,670 | 29 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,536 | 31 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,681 | 29 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | — | |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | — | |
| 1990 | — | — | ||
| 1989 | #9,681 | 7 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #11,798 | 5 | — | |
| 1987 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | — | |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | — | |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | — | |
| 1983 | — | #6,238 | 5 | |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 | — | |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | — | |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | — | |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | — | |
| 1977 | #5,213 | 12 | — | |
| 1976 | #4,154 | 15 | — | |
| 1975 | #5,161 | 11 | — | |
| 1974 | #4,720 | 12 | — | |
| 1973 | #3,787 | 16 | — | |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | — | |
| 1971 | #5,136 | 10 | #3,963 | 7 |
| 1970 | #3,435 | 18 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,958 | 13 | — | |
| 1968 | #4,222 | 11 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,963 | 18 | #2,352 | 12 |
| 1966 | #2,249 | 28 | #3,249 | 7 |
| 1965 | #2,464 | 24 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1964 | #2,475 | 25 | #1,793 | 20 |
| 1963 | #1,894 | 38 | #1,744 | 21 |
| 1962 | #2,414 | 25 | #1,588 | 25 |
| 1961 | #1,640 | 47 | #1,388 | 33 |
| 1960 | #1,725 | 43 | #2,535 | 11 |
| 1959 | #1,985 | 32 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #1,762 | 38 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,705 | 40 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,319 | 62 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,423 | 50 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,505 | 45 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,299 | 56 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,402 | 48 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,383 | 46 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,333 | 47 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,201 | 57 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,135 | 62 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,079 | 68 | — | |
| 1946 | #979 | 73 | — | |
| 1945 | #856 | 77 | — | |
| 1944 | #937 | 68 | — | |
| 1943 | #824 | 89 | — | |
| 1942 | #921 | 72 | — | |
| 1941 | #876 | 69 | — | |
| 1940 | #665 | 108 | — | |
| 1939 | #688 | 98 | — | |
| 1938 | #698 | 97 | — | |
| 1937 | #643 | 111 | — | |
| 1936 | #644 | 105 | — | |
| 1935 | #556 | 132 | — | |
| 1934 | #576 | 126 | — | |
| 1933 | #603 | 116 | — | |
| 1932 | #528 | 154 | — | |
| 1931 | #561 | 136 | — | |
| 1930 | #485 | 188 | — | |
| 1929 | #571 | 143 | — | |
| 1928 | #525 | 175 | — | |
| 1927 | #559 | 161 | — | |
| 1926 | #547 | 164 | — | |
| 1925 | #426 | 263 | — | |
| 1924 | #495 | 200 | — | |
| 1923 | #514 | 185 | — | |
| 1922 | #523 | 180 | — | |
| 1921 | #474 | 212 | — | |
| 1920 | #494 | 194 | — | |
| 1919 | #449 | 216 | — | |
| 1918 | #448 | 220 | — | |
| 1917 | #469 | 191 | — | |
| 1916 | #444 | 202 | — | |
| 1915 | #434 | 197 | — | |
| 1914 | #456 | 144 | — | |
| 1913 | #392 | 153 | — | |
| 1912 | #379 | 146 | — | |
| 1911 | #391 | 106 | — | |
| 1910 | #378 | 107 | — | |
| 1909 | #387 | 90 | — | |
| 1908 | #405 | 81 | — | |
| 1907 | #414 | 73 | — | |
| 1906 | #362 | 86 | — | |
| 1905 | #409 | 68 | — | |
| 1904 | #365 | 80 | — | |
| 1903 | #376 | 72 | — | |
| 1902 | #357 | 80 | — | |
| 1901 | #331 | 84 | — | |
| 1900 | #427 | 61 | — | |
| 1899 | #352 | 71 | — | |
| 1898 | #338 | 85 | — | |
| 1897 | #351 | 70 | — | |
| 1896 | #343 | 72 | — | |
| 1895 | #374 | 56 | — | |
| 1894 | #399 | 49 | — | |
| 1893 | #383 | 50 | — | |
| 1892 | #409 | 42 | — | |
| 1891 | #404 | 37 | — | |
| 1890 | #384 | 42 | — | |
| 1889 | #393 | 38 | — | |
| 1888 | #476 | 27 | — | |
| 1887 | #424 | 27 | — | |
| 1886 | #352 | 37 | — | |
| 1885 | #459 | 21 | — | |
| 1884 | #438 | 21 | — | |
| 1883 | #480 | 16 | — | |
| 1882 | #458 | 16 | — | |
| 1881 | #539 | 10 | — | |
| 1880 | #580 | 9 | — | |
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 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- West Virginia#213 · 1 in 733
- Iowa#364 · 1 in 1,384
- Missouri#429 · 1 in 1,855
- Nebraska#437 · 1 in 1,571
- Kentucky#467 · 1 in 1,987
Best ever in a state: #98 in Kansas, 1925.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #213 | 8 | 1 in 733 |
| Iowa | #364 | 9 | 1 in 1,384 |
| Missouri | #429 | 14 | 1 in 1,855 |
| Nebraska | #437 | 5 | 1 in 1,571 |
| Kentucky | #467 | 9 | 1 in 1,987 |
| Ohio | #508 | 22 | 1 in 2,353 |
| Michigan | #526 | 16 | 1 in 2,579 |
| Indiana | #588 | 11 | 1 in 2,737 |
| Pennsylvania | #606 | 17 | 1 in 3,008 |
| Alabama | #630 | 7 | 1 in 2,739 |
| Louisiana | #721 | 6 | 1 in 3,314 |
| Minnesota | #756 | 6 | 1 in 3,987 |
| Tennessee | #757 | 8 | 1 in 3,825 |
| Wisconsin | #826 | 5 | 1 in 4,516 |
| North Carolina | #831 | 10 | 1 in 4,538 |
| Illinois | #843 | 12 | 1 in 4,629 |
| Washington | #1,106 | 5 | 1 in 6,213 |
| New York | #1,278 | 11 | 1 in 8,000 |
| Texas | #1,583 | 14 | 1 in 11,419 |
| Florida | #1,639 | 7 | 1 in 12,280 |
| California | #1,704 | 14 | 1 in 13,982 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 222 | #352 (1886) | #460 |
| 1890s | 574 | #338 (1898) | #374 |
| 1900s | 775 | #331 (1901) | #383 |
| 1910s | 1,682 | #378 (1910) | #424 |
| 1920s | 1,877 | #426 (1925) | #513 |
| 1930s | 1,263 | #485 (1930) | #598 |
| 1940s | 743 | #665 (1940) | #947 |
| 1950s | 464 | #1,299 (1953) | #1,512 |
| 1960s | 272 | #1,640 (1961) | #2,600 |
| 1970s | 121 | #3,435 (1970) | #5,026 |
| 1980s | 62 | #4,963 (1981) | #8,575 |
| 1990s | 219 | #2,991 (1999) | #4,967 |
| 2000s | 588 | #2,239 (2005) | #2,890 |
| 2010s | 2,173 | #886 (2019) | #1,235 |
| 2020s | 1,892 | #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 2017
girls
#978
267 births · 1 in 6,466 girls
Top girls' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 6,466 of them was named Vada, which outranked 94.7% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Vada
- #975Caylee269
- #975Emerald269
- #977Micah268
- #978Vada267
- #978Aranza267
- #978Florence267
- #978Sonia267
- #983Sunny265
- #983Tara265
- #985Carlee264
Tied with 4 names at #978; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.