Girls' name · since 1993
Vayda
Vayda has 2,889 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,685 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,457 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,889
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,889 babies have been named Vayda since 1993, making it today's #1457 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Vayda recorded 2,889 times among girls since 1993, holding rank #1457 nationally today, ahead of 92% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #3,685 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,457 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,889 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vayda ranks #3,685 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,457 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,889 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,685 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,457 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,889
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vayda's 2,889 recorded births place it above 94.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Vayda compares
2,889 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vayda's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vayda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,889 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 235 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vayda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vayda's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 235, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vayda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 235
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Vayda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,461 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Vayda's strongest decade.
1,461 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Vayda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 257
2000s
257 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,461 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,152 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,461 births (51% of all-time use).
How Vayda compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Vayda's total volume
Vayda by state
Where Vayda concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 173 | 6.0% |
| #2 | California | | 168 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 148 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 148 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 146 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 138 | 4.8% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 138 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 131 | 4.5% |
173 of 2,889 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Vayda appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vayda's data
- Vayda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,461 total births) through the 2020s (1,152) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Michigan records the most Vaydas (173 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vayda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Vayda draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.