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Veda

/ˈveɪdə/ · 100% girls · #739 in the US for girls, 2025

Veda has been given to about 14,076 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈveɪdə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 9,288
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Veda per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 410
  • Born in 2025370
  • All time14,076
  • England & Wales, 2025#816 · 44

How popular is Veda?

Veda ranks 739th among American girls in 2025, with 370 born that year. Its best year was 2024, when 410 babies were given the name, ranking 693rd. The typical living American called Veda is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Iowa, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Veda

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Verda0.85
  2. Velda0.85
  3. Freda0.81
  4. Eda0.81
  5. Vera0.75
  6. Vada0.74
  7. Vida0.74
  8. Nelda0.70

Middle names for Veda

Ranked by flow score
  1. Veda Josephine0.84
  2. Veda Rose0.83
  3. Veda Louise0.83
  4. Veda June0.82
  5. Veda Pearl0.82
  6. Veda Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Veda

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fletcherbrother · 0.97
  2. Clementinesister · 0.96
  3. Enochbrother · 0.96
  4. Augustineeither · 0.96
  5. Merritteither · 0.96
  6. Monroeeither · 0.95

Where Veda is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Iowa0.04%
  2. Michigan0.03%
  3. New Jersey0.03%
  4. Washington0.02%
  5. Kentucky0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Veda White0.78
  2. Veda Reyes0.78
  3. Veda Nguyen0.78
  4. Veda Moore0.78
  5. Veda Lee0.78
  6. Veda Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Veda

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Veda across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.