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Ved

Ved: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“sacred knowledge”
Origin
Sanskrit
Say it
VAYD · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

From Sanskrit veda, the name of the ancient Hindu scriptures, from a root meaning “to know.” It is used as a modern given name in India.

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How popular is Ved?

202445.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ved in 2024149

2024 rank#1,308 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18801,766

Ved is rising: use over the last five years is 2.4× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Ved

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Bodhiawakening, enlightenment · Sanskrit
  • Arjunbright, white · Sanskrit
  • Aaravpeaceful; calm · Sanskrit
  • Avyaaneloquent; without imperfections · Sanskrit
  • Aryannoble · Sanskrit
  • Rohanascending · Sanskrit
  • Vihaandawn, morning · Sanskrit
  • Ishaansun; lord, ruler · Sanskrit

Ved questions

What does the name Ved mean?

Ved means "sacred knowledge". It comes from Sanskrit. From Sanskrit veda, the name of the ancient Hindu scriptures, from a root meaning “to know.” It is used as a modern given name in India.

Is Ved a boy or girl name?

Ved is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ved?

149 US babies were named Ved in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Ved?

Ved is usually pronounced VAYD.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.