Girls' name · since 1880
Vida
12,435 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.
- #1,461 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,211 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,435
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vida is the #1211 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 12,435 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Vida recorded 12,435 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #1211 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,461 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,211 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 12,435 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vida ranks #1,461 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,211 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 12,435 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,461 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,211 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,435
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vida's 12,435 recorded births place it above 97.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Vida compares
12,435 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Vida's all-time total is 33x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vida | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,435 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 277 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vida's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vida splits its recorded history at 1953: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1983 (10 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 277 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vida popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 277
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Vida popularity over time - boys
38 total births recorded since 1971 (Vida as boys' name)
Vida by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,812 births, 15% of the file).
1920s was Vida's strongest decade.
1,812 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Vida births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 307
1880s
307 births
- 1890s 641
1890s
641 births
- 1900s
1900s
808 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,564 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,812 births
- 1930s
1930s
998 births
- 1940s 647
1940s
647 births
- 1950s
1950s
745 births
- 1960s 640
1960s
640 births
- 1970s 307
1970s
307 births
- 1980s 215
1980s
215 births
- 1990s 200
1990s
200 births
- 2000s 542
2000s
542 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,630 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,379 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,812 births (15% of all-time use).
How Vida 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 Vida's total volume
Vida by state
Where Vida concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,302 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,011 | 8.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 395 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 385 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 358 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 280 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 274 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 249 | 2.0% |
1,302 of 12,435 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Vida appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vida's data
- Vida's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (1,812 total births) through the 2020s (1,379) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vidas (1,302 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Vida
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vida: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Vida 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.