How Many People Are Named Veda?
An estimated 7,875 people in the United States have the first name Veda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Veda peaked in popularity in 2024 with 407 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Veda 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 Veda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,875
About 1 in 43,524 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2024
407 births
Total Registered
13,701
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Veda
Veda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 13,701 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Veda as a male name
Ranked #13,994 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 2019 (5 births)
Veda as a female name
Ranked #692 in 2024
407 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (407 births)
Veda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Veda span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,520 babies were registered. While Veda is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Veda by Decade
How has Veda 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.
Veda by State
Birth registrations for Veda span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Connecticut, North Dakota, District of Columbia. On average, about 195 Vedas were registered per state.
Veda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Veda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Veda
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Veda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Veda?
We estimate approximately 7,875 people named Veda 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 43,524 Americans share this first name.
Is Veda a common name?
Veda is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,701 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Veda most popular?
Veda reached peak popularity in 2024, when 407 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Veda is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Veda a female name?
Veda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Veda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Veda Smith, Veda Johnson, Veda 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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