Vida
#1,211 for girls in 2025, 187 births · Last seen for boys in 1975 at #5,464
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1886 · 43 births
- Debut · girls
- 13 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 12,435since 1880
Vida over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Vida 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 | #1,211 | 187 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,022 | 247 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,075 | 230 | — | |
| 2022 | #964 | 277 | — | |
| 2021 | #991 | 261 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,264 | 177 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,218 | 192 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,338 | 168 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,409 | 162 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,541 | 146 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,287 | 187 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,333 | 177 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,309 | 179 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,583 | 137 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,588 | 137 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,536 | 145 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,041 | 100 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,397 | 80 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,276 | 85 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,328 | 81 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,902 | 56 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,224 | 47 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,804 | 26 | — | |
| 2002 | #5,673 | 20 | — | |
| 2001 | #5,174 | 22 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,649 | 25 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,970 | 29 | — | |
| 1998 | #5,799 | 17 | — | |
| 1997 | #4,370 | 24 | — | |
| 1996 | #4,583 | 22 | — | |
| 1995 | #4,099 | 25 | — | |
| 1994 | #7,097 | 12 | — | |
| 1993 | #4,998 | 19 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 | — | |
| 1991 | #5,949 | 15 | — | |
| 1990 | #4,380 | 22 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,836 | 14 | — | |
| 1988 | #4,653 | 18 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,331 | 27 | — | |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 | — | |
| 1985 | #4,455 | 17 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,613 | 22 | — | |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,959 | 30 | — | |
| 1981 | #3,739 | 21 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,486 | 38 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,997 | 28 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,009 | 26 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,083 | 25 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,095 | 23 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,612 | 29 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #2,835 | 25 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,223 | 35 | #3,223 | 10 |
| 1972 | #2,135 | 36 | #2,418 | 15 |
| 1971 | #1,772 | 50 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #2,450 | 30 | — | |
| 1969 | #2,515 | 27 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,164 | 31 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,702 | 45 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,430 | 59 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,394 | 62 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,204 | 84 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,169 | 87 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,323 | 70 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,162 | 90 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,181 | 85 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,230 | 75 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,211 | 77 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,144 | 85 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,228 | 72 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,175 | 72 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,123 | 77 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,071 | 81 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,067 | 78 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,292 | 52 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,053 | 76 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,109 | 66 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,298 | 50 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,120 | 64 | — | |
| 1946 | #927 | 81 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,022 | 57 | — | |
| 1944 | #925 | 69 | — | |
| 1943 | #884 | 78 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,065 | 54 | — | |
| 1941 | #865 | 71 | — | |
| 1940 | #953 | 57 | — | |
| 1939 | #862 | 66 | — | |
| 1938 | #799 | 78 | — | |
| 1937 | #704 | 94 | — | |
| 1936 | #764 | 78 | — | |
| 1935 | #675 | 97 | — | |
| 1934 | #612 | 116 | — | |
| 1933 | #637 | 106 | — | |
| 1932 | #676 | 100 | — | |
| 1931 | #581 | 129 | — | |
| 1930 | #593 | 134 | — | |
| 1929 | #540 | 159 | — | |
| 1928 | #543 | 164 | — | |
| 1927 | #562 | 159 | — | |
| 1926 | #570 | 156 | — | |
| 1925 | #513 | 188 | — | |
| 1924 | #570 | 164 | — | |
| 1923 | #522 | 182 | — | |
| 1922 | #463 | 220 | — | |
| 1921 | #492 | 200 | — | |
| 1920 | #456 | 220 | — | |
| 1919 | #483 | 191 | — | |
| 1918 | #448 | 220 | — | |
| 1917 | #466 | 193 | — | |
| 1916 | #459 | 193 | — | |
| 1915 | #448 | 187 | — | |
| 1914 | #412 | 166 | — | |
| 1913 | #425 | 135 | — | |
| 1912 | #442 | 113 | — | |
| 1911 | #400 | 101 | — | |
| 1910 | #503 | 65 | — | |
| 1909 | #401 | 83 | — | |
| 1908 | #419 | 74 | — | |
| 1907 | #402 | 78 | — | |
| 1906 | #394 | 76 | — | |
| 1905 | #354 | 89 | — | |
| 1904 | #374 | 77 | — | |
| 1903 | #319 | 95 | — | |
| 1902 | #377 | 71 | — | |
| 1901 | #331 | 84 | — | |
| 1900 | #372 | 81 | — | |
| 1899 | #361 | 65 | — | |
| 1898 | #366 | 74 | — | |
| 1897 | #344 | 72 | — | |
| 1896 | #325 | 80 | — | |
| 1895 | #323 | 78 | — | |
| 1894 | #372 | 56 | — | |
| 1893 | #356 | 57 | — | |
| 1892 | #365 | 53 | — | |
| 1891 | #322 | 61 | — | |
| 1890 | #373 | 45 | — | |
| 1889 | #358 | 45 | — | |
| 1888 | #333 | 52 | — | |
| 1887 | #337 | 40 | — | |
| 1886 | #318 | 43 | — | |
| 1885 | #413 | 25 | — | |
| 1884 | #349 | 32 | — | |
| 1883 | #397 | 22 | — | |
| 1882 | #389 | 21 | — | |
| 1881 | #447 | 14 | — | |
| 1880 | #466 | 13 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Vida was already there! It came in at #466, and was given to 13 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1983, when fewer than 11 girls a year got the name.
Where Vida is popular in 1936
- 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
- Alabama#360 · 1 in 3,150
- Arkansas#413 · 1 in 3,460
- California#471 · 1 in 5,260
- Pennsylvania#600 · 1 in 14,210
- New York#601 · 1 in 13,650
Best ever in a state: #144 in Idaho, 1921.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #360 | 9 | 1 in 3,150 |
| Arkansas | #413 | 5 | 1 in 3,460 |
| California | #471 | 7 | 1 in 5,260 |
| Pennsylvania | #600 | 5 | 1 in 14,210 |
| New York | #601 | 6 | 1 in 13,650 |
| Texas | #622 | 9 | 1 in 6,099 |
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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 Vida
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 189 spots since 2024 (#1,022 → #1,211)
- 53 spots since 2020 (#1,264 → #1,211)
- 76 spots since 2015 (#1,287 → #1,211)
- Biggest jump: 273 spots in 2021 (#1,264 → #991)
- Biggest drop: 200 spots in 1942 (#865 → #1,065)
Rise & fade · girls
6 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1886 at #318 (43 births)
- Births halved by 1981, 95 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 67 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 67 yrs · run 1880–1941
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,758
- Highest: 1 in 2,758 girls born in 1903 were named Vida (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,595 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #318 in 1886, was only 1 in 3,361 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 14.6% of all girls named Vida (1,812) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 307 | #318 (1886) | #381 |
| 1890s | 641 | #322 (1891) | #351 |
| 1900s | 808 | #319 (1903) | #374 |
| 1910s | 1,564 | #400 (1911) | #449 |
| 1920s | 1,812 | #456 (1920) | #523 |
| 1930s | 998 | #581 (1931) | #690 |
| 1940s | 647 | #865 (1941) | #1,017 |
| 1950s | 745 | #1,053 (1950) | #1,159 |
| 1960s | 640 | #1,162 (1961) | #1,524 |
| 1970s | 307 | #1,772 (1971) | #2,621 |
| 1980s | 215 | #2,486 (1980) | #4,163 |
| 1990s | 200 | #3,970 (1999) | #5,125 |
| 2000s | 542 | #2,041 (2009) | #3,547 |
| 2010s | 1,630 | #1,218 (2019) | #1,414 |
| 2020s | 1,379 | #964 (2022) | #1,088 |
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.
Vida in 1936
girls
#764
78 births · 1 in 13,338 girls
Top girls' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 13,338 of them was named Vida, which outranked 84.3% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Vida
- #757Raquel79
- #757Vesta79
- #757Zoe79
- #764Vida78
- #764Georgina78
- #764Joycelyn78
- #764Mazie78
- #768Agatha77
- #768Deanna77
- #768Garnet77
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.