Girls' name · since 1881
Veda
14,071 babies named Veda in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,345 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #738 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,071
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
14,071 babies have been named Veda since 1881, making it today's #738 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veda has been recorded 14,071 times among girls since 1881, currently ranked #738 nationally and more common than 96% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #1,345 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #738 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,071 born since 1881
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Veda ranks #1,345 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #738 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,071 born since 1881, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,345 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #738 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,071
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Veda's 14,071 recorded births place it above 98.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Veda compares
14,071 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Veda's all-time total is 37x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Veda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,071 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 410 | 21 | 19,840 |
Veda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Veda's full recorded timeline at 1953, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 410 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Veda popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 410
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Veda popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2019 (Veda as boys' name)
Veda by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,517 births, 18% of the file).
2010s was Veda's strongest decade.
2,517 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Veda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 106
1880s
106 births
- 1890s 339
1890s
339 births
- 1900s 528
1900s
528 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,304 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,636 births
- 1930s 996
1930s
996 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,039 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,044 births
- 1960s 893
1960s
893 births
- 1970s 348
1970s
348 births
- 1980s 173
1980s
173 births
- 1990s 280
1990s
280 births
- 2000s 837
2000s
837 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,517 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,031 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,517 births (18% of all-time use).
How Veda 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 Veda's total volume
Veda by state
Where Veda concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 931 | 6.6% |
| #2 | California | | 829 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 619 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 488 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 459 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 379 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 367 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 363 | 2.6% |
931 of 14,071 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Veda appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Veda's data
- Veda's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,517 total births) through the 2020s (2,031) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Vedas (931 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Veda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Veda 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.