Veda
#738 for girls in 2025, 370 births · Last seen for boys in 2019 at #12,145
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1901 · 52 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 14,071since 1881
Veda over time
Rank among girls' names. Veda has never cracked the top 400 here.
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 | #738 | 370 | — | |
| 2024 | #692 | 410 | — | |
| 2023 | #815 | 342 | — | |
| 2022 | #889 | 313 | — | |
| 2021 | #871 | 313 | — | |
| 2020 | #918 | 283 | — | |
| 2019 | #849 | 316 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #893 | 302 | — | |
| 2017 | #856 | 319 | — | |
| 2016 | #883 | 319 | — | |
| 2015 | #937 | 289 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,118 | 227 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,138 | 211 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,326 | 177 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,189 | 202 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,456 | 155 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,676 | 133 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,685 | 132 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,101 | 96 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,459 | 75 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,950 | 98 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,556 | 65 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,577 | 62 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,379 | 67 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,924 | 49 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,508 | 60 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,737 | 50 | — | |
| 1998 | #4,023 | 28 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,626 | 31 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,966 | 40 | — | |
| 1995 | #4,099 | 25 | — | |
| 1994 | #4,238 | 24 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,158 | 36 | — | |
| 1992 | #5,051 | 19 | — | |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 | — | |
| 1990 | #5,286 | 17 | — | |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | — | |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | #4,122 | 20 | — | |
| 1986 | #4,539 | 17 | — | |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | — | |
| 1984 | #4,166 | 18 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,806 | 20 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,344 | 25 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,147 | 27 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,318 | 25 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,668 | 21 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,516 | 34 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,612 | 20 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,792 | 27 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,680 | 28 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,433 | 31 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,979 | 41 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,173 | 35 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,546 | 63 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,828 | 48 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,635 | 54 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,473 | 59 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,239 | 74 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,213 | 78 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,256 | 73 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,078 | 102 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,026 | 108 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,074 | 101 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,005 | 116 | — | |
| 1960 | #943 | 128 | — | |
| 1959 | #965 | 119 | — | |
| 1958 | #933 | 122 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,067 | 95 | — | |
| 1956 | #969 | 108 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,118 | 79 | — | |
| 1954 | #831 | 128 | — | |
| 1953 | #906 | 107 | — | |
| 1952 | #954 | 96 | — | |
| 1951 | #961 | 93 | — | |
| 1950 | #900 | 97 | — | |
| 1949 | #930 | 91 | — | |
| 1948 | #720 | 137 | — | |
| 1947 | #650 | 164 | — | |
| 1946 | #562 | 200 | — | |
| 1945 | #824 | 83 | — | |
| 1944 | #964 | 65 | — | |
| 1943 | #965 | 67 | — | |
| 1942 | #844 | 82 | — | |
| 1941 | #871 | 70 | — | |
| 1940 | #790 | 80 | — | |
| 1939 | #848 | 68 | — | |
| 1938 | #724 | 89 | — | |
| 1937 | #700 | 95 | — | |
| 1936 | #662 | 99 | — | |
| 1935 | #654 | 101 | — | |
| 1934 | #607 | 118 | — | |
| 1933 | #637 | 106 | — | |
| 1932 | #688 | 97 | — | |
| 1931 | #678 | 97 | — | |
| 1930 | #615 | 126 | — | |
| 1929 | #571 | 143 | — | |
| 1928 | #602 | 137 | — | |
| 1927 | #587 | 145 | — | |
| 1926 | #544 | 166 | — | |
| 1925 | #553 | 169 | — | |
| 1924 | #560 | 167 | — | |
| 1923 | #566 | 162 | — | |
| 1922 | #552 | 166 | — | |
| 1921 | #518 | 188 | — | |
| 1920 | #497 | 193 | — | |
| 1919 | #534 | 164 | — | |
| 1918 | #545 | 167 | — | |
| 1917 | #510 | 169 | — | |
| 1916 | #491 | 171 | — | |
| 1915 | #476 | 168 | — | |
| 1914 | #515 | 118 | — | |
| 1913 | #491 | 107 | — | |
| 1912 | #476 | 101 | — | |
| 1911 | #482 | 74 | — | |
| 1910 | #503 | 65 | — | |
| 1909 | #500 | 56 | — | |
| 1908 | #464 | 60 | — | |
| 1907 | #466 | 59 | — | |
| 1906 | #477 | 51 | — | |
| 1905 | #458 | 54 | — | |
| 1904 | #520 | 40 | — | |
| 1903 | #442 | 52 | — | |
| 1902 | #429 | 52 | — | |
| 1901 | #414 | 52 | — | |
| 1900 | #468 | 52 | — | |
| 1899 | #414 | 50 | — | |
| 1898 | #448 | 46 | — | |
| 1897 | #440 | 44 | — | |
| 1896 | #478 | 37 | — | |
| 1895 | #440 | 41 | — | |
| 1894 | #516 | 31 | — | |
| 1893 | #614 | 22 | — | |
| 1892 | #579 | 23 | — | |
| 1891 | #624 | 18 | — | |
| 1890 | #499 | 27 | — | |
| 1889 | #589 | 19 | — | |
| 1888 | #486 | 26 | — | |
| 1887 | #560 | 16 | — | |
| 1886 | #828 | 8 | — | |
| 1885 | #520 | 17 | — | |
| 1884 | #731 | 9 | — | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | — | |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 | — | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Veda! It came in at #740, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1882–1883, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Veda is popular in 2019
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Iowa#204 · 1 in 760
- Minnesota#365 · 1 in 1,530
- Wisconsin#371 · 1 in 1,557
- Nebraska#421 · 1 in 1,487
- Ohio#549 · 1 in 2,528
Best ever in a state: #117 in South Dakota, 2018.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | #204 | 16 | 1 in 760 |
| Minnesota | #365 | 15 | 1 in 1,530 |
| Wisconsin | #371 | 14 | 1 in 1,557 |
| Nebraska | #421 | 5 | 1 in 1,487 |
| Ohio | #549 | 20 | 1 in 2,528 |
| Michigan | #593 | 14 | 1 in 2,849 |
| Indiana | #623 | 10 | 1 in 2,882 |
| Kentucky | #638 | 6 | 1 in 2,916 |
| Illinois | #657 | 16 | 1 in 3,224 |
| Massachusetts | #661 | 7 | 1 in 3,530 |
| Louisiana | #732 | 6 | 1 in 3,169 |
| Colorado | #758 | 6 | 1 in 3,664 |
| Missouri | #761 | 7 | 1 in 3,656 |
| Pennsylvania | #766 | 12 | 1 in 4,157 |
| New York | #831 | 19 | 1 in 4,468 |
| North Carolina | #922 | 9 | 1 in 4,989 |
| Washington | #936 | 6 | 1 in 4,963 |
| Tennessee | #965 | 6 | 1 in 5,101 |
| Florida | #1,007 | 14 | 1 in 6,042 |
| New Jersey | #1,020 | 6 | 1 in 5,853 |
| California | #1,059 | 27 | 1 in 6,836 |
| Georgia | #1,072 | 8 | 1 in 5,796 |
| Virginia | #1,183 | 5 | 1 in 7,057 |
| Texas | #1,497 | 15 | 1 in 10,570 |
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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 Veda
- 46 spots since 2024 (#692 → #738)
- 180 spots since 2020 (#918 → #738)
- 199 spots since 2015 (#937 → #738)
- Biggest jump: 268 spots in 1887 (#828 → #560)
- Biggest drop: 308 spots in 1886 (#520 → #828)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 1901 at #414 (52 births)
- Births halved by 1977, 76 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 88 yrs · run 1884–1954
- Highest: 1 in 3,952 girls born in 2024 were named Veda (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,344 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #414 in 1901, was only 1 in 4,603 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.9% of all girls named Veda (2,517) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 106 | #486 (1888) | #670 |
| 1890s | 339 | #414 (1899) | #505 |
| 1900s | 528 | #414 (1901) | #464 |
| 1910s | 1,304 | #476 (1915) | #502 |
| 1920s | 1,636 | #497 (1920) | #555 |
| 1930s | 996 | #607 (1934) | #681 |
| 1940s | 1,039 | #562 (1946) | #812 |
| 1950s | 1,044 | #831 (1954) | #960 |
| 1960s | 893 | #943 (1960) | #1,194 |
| 1970s | 348 | #1,546 (1971) | #2,523 |
| 1980s | 173 | #3,147 (1981) | #4,428 |
| 1990s | 280 | #2,737 (1999) | #4,317 |
| 2000s | 837 | #1,676 (2009) | #2,282 |
| 2010s | 2,517 | #849 (2019) | #1,065 |
| 2020s | 2,031 | #692 (2024) | #821 |
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.
Veda in 2019
Top girls' names in 2019
Top boys' names in 2019
More about 2019
girls
1,678,366 girls got a published name in 2019; 1 in 5,311 of them was named Veda, which outranked 95.3% of the 18,024 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,794,216 boys got a published name in 2019; 1 in 358,843 of them was named Veda, which outranked 14.1% of the 14,133 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,988 names at #12,145; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.