US rank #1308 Boys' name Peak 2024 1,766 births

Ved — #1308 US boys' name

1,766 babies named Ved in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s3162010s7862020s659
#1308
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 91% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Ved was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

149 babies were named Ved in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ved

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,766 babies named Ved between 1999 and 2024, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ved currently holds the #1308 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 149 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ved performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 786 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ved shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 321 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ved in 14 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ved in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,766 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ved at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,766

Since 1999

26 years of records

Peak year

2024

149 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,308

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1999

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ved popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1999

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
149
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Ved by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
786 births that decade — 45% of Ved's all-time total
1990s52000s3162010s7862020s659

Ved by state

Where Ved concentrates geographically — total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ved
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
321 18.2%
#2 New Jersey
230 13.0%
#3 Texas
127 7.2%
#4 Illinois
79 4.5%
#5 Washington
55 3.1%
#6 Georgia
46 2.6%
#7 Pennsylvania
35 2.0%
#8 New York
30 1.7%
California share of Ved's total US births 18.2%
Even split

321 of 1,766 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Ved appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ved?
1,766 babies have been named Ved since 1999. It currently ranks #1308 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 149 births.
When was Ved most popular?
Ved was most popular in the 2010s decade with 786 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ved most popular?
The top states for the name Ved are California (321 births), New Jersey (230 births), Texas (127 births).
How long has the name Ved been used?
Ved has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 26 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ved?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vedant, Vedanth, Vedansh, Vedh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.