Vayda
Vayda was the 1457th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 148 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1070th with 235 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 121 places. More babies were named Vayda in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Veda) knowledge (Sanskrit) · Sanskrit
- Rank in 2025
- #1,457 girls, down 270 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 148girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021235 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,889babies recorded
What does the name Vayda mean?
Vayda is a spelling of Veda, pronounced the same way, so it shares Veda's meaning and origin.
Veda is borrowed from Sanskrit veda, knowledge, the name of the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism, as Wiktionary notes. The Vedas form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature. Wiktionary also records Veda as an English girls' name, which has been used in the US since 1881. A separate English word veda names a malt loaf bread from Northern Ireland. Wiktionary gives English pronunciations close to VAY-duh.
वेद (Sanskrit, “knowledge”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Vedika, Vida.
See also: Sanskrit and Indian names, names that mean wisdom.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Veda' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Veda' (Portuguese section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Vayda popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #1,457 | 148 |
| 2020 | #1,187 | 196 |
| 2010 | #2,561 | 72 |
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How popular is Vayda, counting every spelling?
Vayda is a spelling of Veda, a name family that ranked #576 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,457 for Vayda on its own. Together these spellings went to 524 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veda | 370 | #739 | 1,748 |
| Vayda | 148 | #1,457 | 956 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Vayda?
148 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Vayda (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Vayda born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 57 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Vayda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Vayda?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Vayda are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 5 and 12. That makes Vayda a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Vayda by state
How common Vayda was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (3.7×), Iowa (3.5×), Indiana (2.9×), Minnesota (2.5×), Michigan (2.3×). In 27 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Vayda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Vayda, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Vayda
What does Vayda mean?
Vayda is a spelling of Veda, which means “knowledge (Sanskrit)” (Sanskrit origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Vayda?
Vayda was the 1457th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 148 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1070th with 235 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 121 places. More babies were named Vayda in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Vayda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Vayda in the US.
Where is Vayda most popular?
In 2021–2025, Vayda was most common in Wisconsin (0.44 per 1,000 girls), followed by Iowa and Indiana.