Ved
Boy · VAYD · Sanskrit
Ved is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “knowledge”. In 2025 it ranked 811th for boys in the UK (45 babies) and 1,131st for boys in the US (188 babies).
What does Ved mean?
Sanskrit: from veda
“knowledge”
From Sanskrit veda, knowledge, the name given to the oldest Hindu scriptures, the Vedas.
- Say it
- VAYD
Is Ved a girl's or a boy's name?
Ved is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 45 boys in the UK and 188 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ved in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #811among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 45about 1 in 6,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 89% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 45 boys in the UK were named Ved, making it the 811th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ved of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Ved in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 52 boys in the UK were given Ved or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #666, up from #811 for this spelling alone.
- Ved 45
- Vedh 7
Among boys in 2025, it was 782nd in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Ved in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #811 |
| 2024 | 33 | #1,003 |
| 2023 | 28 | #1,131 |
| 2022 | 27 | #1,130 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,476 |
| 2014 | 13 | #1,834 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 20 | #1,338 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
How popular is Ved in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,131among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 188about 1 in 9,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 188 boys in the US were named Ved, making it the 1,131st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,463rd. It first appears in the records in 1999.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ved of any year since it first appeared, in 1999.
Half of all the boys named Ved in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 227 boys in the US were given Ved or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #920, up from #1,131 for this spelling alone.
- Ved 188
- Vedh 39
Ved in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 188 | #1,131 |
| 2024 | 149 | #1,308 |
| 2023 | 144 | #1,323 |
| 2022 | 124 | #1,457 |
| 2021 | 125 | #1,442 |
| 2020 | 117 | #1,463 |
| 2019 | 96 | #1,670 |
| 2018 | 91 | #1,717 |
| 2017 | 114 | #1,478 |
| 2016 | 102 | #1,599 |
| 2015 | 86 | #1,767 |
| 2014 | 61 | #2,203 |
| 2013 | 70 | #1,963 |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,447 |
| 2011 | 55 | #2,316 |
| 2010 | 60 | #2,186 |
| 2009 | 47 | #2,622 |
| 2008 | 51 | #2,466 |
| 2007 | 52 | #2,442 |
| 2006 | 40 | #2,831 |
| 2005 | 34 | #3,018 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,530 |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,181 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
Names like Ved
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Veer Aarav Vihaan Dhruv Shivansh Yuvraj Krish Shiv Viraj Avyaan Aviraj Vansh
Other spellings of Ved
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