How Many People Are Named Vidya?
An estimated 466 people in the United States have the first name Vidya. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Vidya peaked in popularity in 2007 with 17 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vidya 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 Vidya paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
466
About 1 in 735,524 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2007
17 births
Total Registered
479
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vidya
Vidya is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 479 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vidya as a female name
Ranked #8,893 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (17 births)
Vidya: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vidya span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 131 babies were registered. While Vidya is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Vidya by Decade
How has Vidya 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.
Vidya + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vidya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Vidya: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vidya?
We estimate approximately 466 people named Vidya 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 735,524 Americans share this first name.
Is Vidya a common name?
Vidya is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 479 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vidya most popular?
Vidya reached peak popularity in 2007, when 17 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vidya is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vidya a female name?
Vidya is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vidya Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vidya Smith, Vidya Johnson, Vidya 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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