Recorded 1922–1966 Girls' name Peak 1954 38 births

Vedia — girls' name

38 babies named Vedia in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111950s201960s7
1950s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Vedia was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

8 babies were named Vedia in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vedia

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Vedia between 1922 and 1966, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vedia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vedia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vedia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vedia 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 38 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.

Vedia at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

38

Since 1922

45 years of records

Peak year

1954

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1922

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1966

Vedia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1922

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1954)
8
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
456789 196619571954195019241922 6

Vedia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
20 births that decade — 53% of Vedia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vedia?
38 babies have been named Vedia since 1922. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1954 with 8 births.
When was Vedia most popular?
Vedia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Vedia been used?
Vedia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 45 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Vedia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Veda, Vedika, Vedha, Vedanshi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1922–1966 (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.