Veda
Girl · VAY-da · Sanskrit
Veda is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “knowledge, sacred knowledge”. In 2025 it ranked 826th for girls in the UK (47 babies) and 738th for girls in the US (370 babies).
What does Veda mean?
Sanskrit
“knowledge, sacred knowledge”
The Vedas are the oldest Hindu scriptures; the word shares an ancient root with English wit and wise.
- Say it
- VAY-da
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Is Veda a girl's or a boy's name?
Veda is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 47 girls in the UK and 370 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Veda in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #826among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 47about 1 in 5,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 296% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 47 girls in the UK were named Veda, making it the 826th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most girls named Veda of any year since it first appeared, in 2004.
Half of all the girls named Veda in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 59 girls in the UK were given Veda or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #641, up from #826 for this spelling alone.
- Veda 47
- Vada 12
Among girls in 2025, it was 816th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Veda in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #826 |
| 2024 | 33 | #1,084 |
| 2023 | 19 | #1,666 |
| 2022 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,692 |
| 2015 | 14 | #2,085 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,809 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
How popular is Veda in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #738among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 370about 1 in 4,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 25% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 370 girls in the US were named Veda, making it the 738th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 918th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 410 girls. It first appears in the records in 1881.
Half of all the girls named Veda in the US since 1880 were born between 1927 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 678 girls in the US were given Veda or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #469, up from #738 for this spelling alone.
- Veda 370
- Vada 302
- Vedaa 6
Veda in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 370 | #738 |
| 2024 | 410 | #692 |
| 2023 | 342 | #815 |
| 2022 | 313 | #889 |
| 2021 | 313 | #871 |
| 2020 | 283 | #918 |
| 2019 | 316 | #849 |
| 2018 | 302 | #893 |
| 2017 | 319 | #856 |
| 2016 | 319 | #883 |
| 2015 | 289 | #937 |
| 2014 | 227 | #1,118 |
| 2013 | 211 | #1,138 |
| 2012 | 177 | #1,326 |
| 2011 | 202 | #1,189 |
| 2010 | 155 | #1,456 |
| 2009 | 133 | #1,676 |
| 2008 | 132 | #1,685 |
| 2007 | 96 | #2,101 |
| 2006 | 75 | #2,459 |
| 2005 | 98 | #1,949 |
| 2004 | 65 | #2,553 |
| 2003 | 62 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 67 | #2,376 |
| 2001 | 49 | #2,920 |
| 2000 | 60 | #2,504 |
| 1999 | 50 | #2,734 |
| 1998 | 28 | #4,020 |
| 1997 | 31 | #3,623 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,961 |
| 1995 | 25 | #4,094 |
| 1994 | 24 | #4,233 |
| 1993 | 36 | #3,153 |
| 1992 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1991 | 10 | #7,980 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 20 | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,536 |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 18 | #4,165 |
| 1983 | 20 | #3,805 |
| 1982 | 25 | #3,343 |
| 1981 | 27 | #3,147 |
| 1980 | 25 | #3,318 |
| 1979 | 21 | #3,667 |
| 1978 | 34 | #2,516 |
| 1977 | 20 | #3,611 |
| 1976 | 27 | #2,791 |
| 1975 | 28 | #2,680 |
| 1974 | 31 | #2,433 |
| 1973 | 41 | #1,979 |
| 1972 | 35 | #2,173 |
| 1971 | 63 | #1,546 |
| 1970 | 48 | #1,828 |
| 1969 | 54 | #1,635 |
| 1968 | 59 | #1,473 |
| 1967 | 74 | #1,239 |
| 1966 | 78 | #1,213 |
| 1965 | 73 | #1,256 |
| 1964 | 102 | #1,078 |
| 1963 | 108 | #1,026 |
| 1962 | 101 | #1,074 |
| 1961 | 116 | #1,005 |
| 1960 | 128 | #942 |
| 1959 | 119 | #964 |
| 1958 | 122 | #932 |
| 1957 | 95 | #1,066 |
| 1956 | 108 | #968 |
| 1955 | 79 | #1,117 |
| 1954 | 128 | #830 |
| 1953 | 107 | #905 |
| 1952 | 96 | #953 |
| 1951 | 93 | #960 |
| 1950 | 97 | #899 |
| 1949 | 91 | #929 |
| 1948 | 137 | #719 |
| 1947 | 164 | #650 |
| 1946 | 200 | #562 |
| 1945 | 83 | #824 |
| 1944 | 65 | #964 |
| 1943 | 67 | #965 |
| 1942 | 82 | #844 |
| 1941 | 70 | #871 |
| 1940 | 80 | #790 |
| 1939 | 68 | #848 |
| 1938 | 89 | #724 |
| 1937 | 95 | #700 |
| 1936 | 99 | #662 |
| 1935 | 101 | #654 |
| 1934 | 118 | #607 |
| 1933 | 106 | #637 |
| 1932 | 97 | #688 |
| 1931 | 97 | #678 |
| 1930 | 126 | #615 |
| 1929 | 143 | #571 |
| 1928 | 137 | #602 |
| 1927 | 145 | #587 |
| 1926 | 166 | #544 |
| 1925 | 169 | #553 |
| 1924 | 167 | #560 |
| 1923 | 162 | #566 |
| 1922 | 166 | #552 |
| 1921 | 188 | #518 |
| 1920 | 193 | #497 |
| 1919 | 164 | #534 |
| 1918 | 167 | #545 |
| 1917 | 169 | #510 |
| 1916 | 171 | #491 |
| 1915 | 168 | #476 |
| 1914 | 118 | #515 |
| 1913 | 107 | #491 |
| 1912 | 101 | #476 |
| 1911 | 74 | #482 |
| 1910 | 65 | #503 |
| 1909 | 56 | #500 |
| 1908 | 60 | #464 |
| 1907 | 59 | #466 |
| 1906 | 51 | #477 |
| 1905 | 54 | #458 |
| 1904 | 40 | #520 |
| 1903 | 52 | #442 |
| 1902 | 52 | #429 |
| 1901 | 52 | #414 |
| 1900 | 52 | #468 |
| 1899 | 50 | #414 |
| 1898 | 46 | #448 |
| 1897 | 44 | #440 |
| 1896 | 37 | #478 |
| 1895 | 41 | #440 |
| 1894 | 31 | #516 |
| 1893 | 22 | #614 |
| 1892 | 23 | #579 |
| 1891 | 18 | #624 |
| 1890 | 27 | #499 |
| 1889 | 19 | #589 |
| 1888 | 26 | #486 |
| 1887 | 16 | #560 |
| 1886 | 8 | #828 |
| 1885 | 17 | #520 |
| 1884 | 9 | #731 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 5 | #908 |
| 1881 | 6 | #740 |
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