Vida
Vida was the 1218th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 187 babies. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 320th; the most babies were born in 2022 (277). Over the last ten years it has moved up 74 places. More babies were named Vida in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,218 girls, up 52 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 187girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022277 babies
- Total since 1880
- 12,473babies recorded
Vida popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 38 since 1971.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,218 | 187 |
| 2020 | #1,270 | 177 |
| 2010 | #1,545 | 145 |
| 2000 | #4,786 | 25 |
| 1990 | #4,519 | 22 |
| 1980 | #2,535 | 38 |
| 1970 | #2,520 | 30 |
| 1960 | #1,187 | 85 |
| 1950 | #1,063 | 76 |
| 1940 | #956 | 57 |
| 1930 | #596 | 134 |
| 1920 | #458 | 220 |
| 1910 | #512 | 65 |
| 1900 | #374 | 81 |
| 1890 | #377 | 45 |
| 1880 | #490 | 13 |
How popular is Vida, counting every spelling?
Vida has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,160 for girls in 2025, against #1,218 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Vida?
187 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Vida (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Vida 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 45 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Vida.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Vida?
About 5,900 people born in the US named Vida are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 7 and 62. That makes Vida mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Vida by state
How common Vida was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.5×), Florida (2.0×), Arizona (1.7×), New Jersey (1.6×), Illinois (1.5×). In 33 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 Vida: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Vida, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Vida
How popular is the name Vida?
Vida was the 1218th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 187 babies. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 320th; the most babies were born in 2022 (277). Over the last ten years it has moved up 74 places. More babies were named Vida in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Vida a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Vida in the US.
Where is Vida most popular?
In 2021–2025, Vida was most common in California (0.37 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Arizona.