How Many People Are Named Vada?
An estimated 5,957 people in the United States have the first name Vada. It is predominantly female (98.7%). The average bearer is 26 years old, and Vada peaked in popularity in 2020 with 335 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vada as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Vada paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Vada is overwhelmingly female, 162 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
5,957
About 1 in 57,538 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.7% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2020
335 births
Total Registered
12,785
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vada
Vada is predominantly female (98.7%), though 162 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Vada as a male name
Ranked #7,863 in 1989
6 male births in 1989
Peak: 1961 (33 births)
Vada as a female name
Ranked #960 in 2024
272 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (335 births)
Vada: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vada span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,173 babies were registered. While Vada is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Vada by Decade
How has Vada tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Vada by State
Birth registrations for Vada span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Kentucky, West Virginia. The lowest are in South Dakota, Nevada, New Mexico. On average, about 183 Vadas were registered per state.
Vada + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vada as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vada
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vada: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vada?
We estimate approximately 5,957 people named Vada are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 57,538 Americans share this first name.
Is Vada a common name?
Vada is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 12,785 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vada most popular?
Vada reached peak popularity in 2020, when 335 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vada is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vada a female name?
Vada is predominantly female. 98.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vada Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vada Smith, Vada Johnson, Vada Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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