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

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Peak · girls
1901 · 52 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,071
since 1881

Veda over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Veda has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202025peak #414, 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#738370—
2024#692410—
2023#815342—
2022#889313—
2021#871313—
2020#918283—
2019#849316#12,1455
2018#893302—
2017#856319—
2016#883319—
2015#937289—
2014#1,118227—
2013#1,138211—
2012#1,326177—
2011#1,189202—
2010#1,456155—
2009#1,676133—
2008#1,685132—
2007#2,10196—
2006#2,45975—
2005#1,95098—
2004#2,55665—
2003#2,57762—
2002#2,37967—
2001#2,92449—
2000#2,50860—
1999#2,73750—
1998#4,02328—
1997#3,62631—
1996#2,96640—
1995#4,09925—
1994#4,23824—
1993#3,15836—
1992#5,05119—
1991#7,98710—
1990#5,28617—
1989#6,95511—
1988——
1987#4,12220—
1986#4,53917—
1985#6,45710—
1984#4,16618—
1983#3,80620—
1982#3,34425—
1981#3,14727—
1980#3,31825—
1979#3,66821—
1978#2,51634—
1977#3,61220—
1976#2,79227—
1975#2,68028—
1974#2,43331—
1973#1,97941—
1972#2,17335—
1971#1,54663—
1970#1,82848—
1969#1,63554—
1968#1,47359—
1967#1,23974—
1966#1,21378—
1965#1,25673—
1964#1,078102—
1963#1,026108—
1962#1,074101—
1961#1,005116—
1960#943128—
1959#965119—
1958#933122—
1957#1,06795—
1956#969108—
1955#1,11879—
1954#831128—
1953#906107—
1952#95496—
1951#96193—
1950#90097—
1949#93091—
1948#720137—
1947#650164—
1946#562200—
1945#82483—
1944#96465—
1943#96567—
1942#84482—
1941#87170—
1940#79080—
1939#84868—
1938#72489—
1937#70095—
1936#66299—
1935#654101—
1934#607118—
1933#637106—
1932#68897—
1931#67897—
1930#615126—
1929#571143—
1928#602137—
1927#587145—
1926#544166—
1925#553169—
1924#560167—
1923#566162—
1922#552166—
1921#518188—
1920#497193—
1919#534164—
1918#545167—
1917#510169—
1916#491171—
1915#476168—
1914#515118—
1913#491107—
1912#476101—
1911#48274—
1910#50365—
1909#50056—
1908#46460—
1907#46659—
1906#47751—
1905#45854—
1904#52040—
1903#44252—
1902#42952—
1901#41452—
1900#46852—
1899#41450—
1898#44846—
1897#44044—
1896#47837—
1895#44041—
1894#51631—
1893#61422—
1892#57923—
1891#62418—
1890#49927—
1889#58919—
1888#48626—
1887#56016—
1886#8288—
1885#52017—
1884#7319—
1883——
1882#9085—
1881#7406—
1880——
First appearance
1881

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 2025

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedNHWashington: #452 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,924 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #540 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,387 girlsMNIllinois: #575 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,608 girlsILWisconsin: #564 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,532 girlsWIMichigan: #406 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,701 girlsMINew York: #790 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,916 girlsNYMassachusetts: #564 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,670 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedSDIowa: #354 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,308 girlsIAIndiana: #651 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,101 girlsINOhio: #644 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,151 girlsOHPennsylvania: #615 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,918 girlsPANew Jersey: #390 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,775 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #766 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 4,043 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedNEMissouri: #728 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,471 girlsMOKentucky: #498 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,156 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedWVVirginia: #936 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,820 girlsVAMaryland: #651 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,855 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedDEArizona: #818 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,031 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedARTennessee: #888 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,582 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #659 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,099 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #773 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,658 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #677 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,728 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedALGeorgia: #748 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,478 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Veda, so not publishedHITexas: #901 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 5,017 girlsTXFlorida: #1,325 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 8,676 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Iowa#354 · 1 in 1,308
  2. New Jersey#390 · 1 in 1,775
  3. Michigan#406 · 1 in 1,701
  4. Washington#452 · 1 in 1,924
  5. Kentucky#498 · 1 in 2,156

Best ever in a state: #117 in South Dakota, 2018.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Iowa#35491 in 1,308
New Jersey#390201 in 1,775
Michigan#406211 in 1,701
Washington#452151 in 1,924
Kentucky#49881 in 2,156
Minnesota#54091 in 2,387
Massachusetts#56491 in 2,670
Wisconsin#56481 in 2,532
Illinois#575171 in 2,608
Pennsylvania#615161 in 2,918
Ohio#644151 in 3,151
Indiana#65191 in 3,101
Maryland#65171 in 2,855
North Carolina#659151 in 3,099
Louisiana#67761 in 2,728
Missouri#72871 in 3,471
Georgia#748131 in 3,478
California#766401 in 4,043
South Carolina#77351 in 3,658
New York#790201 in 3,916
Arizona#81871 in 4,031
Tennessee#88871 in 4,582
Texas#901321 in 5,017
Virginia#93671 in 4,820
Florida#1,325101 in 8,676
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
20 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1901 at #414 (52 births)
  • Births halved by 1977, 76 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 88 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 88 yrs · run 1884–1954
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,952
  • 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
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 17.9% of all girls named Veda (2,517) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s106#486 (1888)#670
1890s339#414 (1899)#505
1900s528#414 (1901)#464
1910s1,304#476 (1915)#502
1920s1,636#497 (1920)#555
1930s996#607 (1934)#681
1940s1,039#562 (1946)#812
1950s1,044#831 (1954)#960
1960s893#943 (1960)#1,194
1970s348#1,546 (1971)#2,523
1980s173#3,147 (1981)#4,428
1990s280#2,737 (1999)#4,317
2000s837#1,676 (2009)#2,282
2010s2,517#849 (2019)#1,065
2020s2,031#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 2025

girls
#738
370 births · 1 in 4,344 girls

Top girls' names in 2025

  1. #1Olivia13,544
  2. #2Charlotte13,400
  3. #3Emma12,754
  4. #4Amelia12,699
  5. #5Sophia12,561
  6. #6Mia11,078
  7. #7Isabella10,666
  8. #8Evelyn9,123
  9. #9Sofia8,252
  10. #10Eliana8,191
  11. #738Veda370
More about 2025

girls

1,607,267 girls got a published name in 2025; 1 in 4,344 of them was named Veda, which outranked 95.7% of the 17,297 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880).

Ranked beside Veda
  1. #734Persephone372
  2. #736Kenzie371
  3. #736Monica371
  4. #738Veda370
  5. #738Lacey370
  6. #740Penny368
  7. #741Emerald367
  8. #741Kensley367

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

Biggest movers since 2024
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,390Klarity#2,178 → #788
  2. ↑ 1,211Rynlee#1,966 → #755
  3. ↑ 963Ailanny#1,895 → #932
  4. ↑ 928Naylani#1,823 → #895
  5. ↑ 861Madisson#1,180 → #319
Fallers
  1. ↓ 353Aubrie#999 → #1,352
  2. ↓ 307Cattleya#904 → #1,211
  3. ↓ 272Jaycee#878 → #1,150
  4. ↓ 248Zendaya#938 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 233Novalee#742 → #975

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

See the top 100 for 2025 →