US rank #1022 Girls' name Peak 2022 12,247 births

Vida — #1022 US girls' name

12,247 babies named Vida in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1022
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Vida was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

277 babies were named Vida in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vida

The Social Security Administration has registered 12,247 babies named Vida between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vida currently holds the #1022 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 277 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vida performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,812 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Vida shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,250 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Vida in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vida 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 12,247 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.

Vida at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

12,247

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2022

277 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#1,022

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vida popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
277
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-1000100200300 202420051986196719481929191018911880 13

Vida popularity over time — boys

38 total births recorded since 1971 (Vida as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 38 births
05101520 1975197319721971 8

Vida by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
1,812 births that decade — 15% of Vida's all-time total
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Vida by state

Where Vida concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Vida
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,250 10.2%
#2 Texas
990 8.1%
#3 New York
385 3.1%
#4 Illinois
378 3.1%
#5 Florida
341 2.8%
#6 Arkansas
280 2.3%
#7 Oklahoma
274 2.2%
#8 Pennsylvania
249 2.0%
California share of Vida's total US births 10.2%
Even split

1,250 of 12,247 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Vida appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vida?
12,247 babies have been named Vida since 1880. It currently ranks #1022 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 277 births.
When was Vida most popular?
Vida was most popular in the 1920s decade with 1,812 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Vida most popular?
The top states for the name Vida are California (1,250 births), Texas (990 births), New York (385 births).
How long has the name Vida been used?
Vida has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vida?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vidhi, Vidya, Vidalia, Videl, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.