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Veda

Veda: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“knowledge”
Origin
Sanskrit
Say it
VAY-duh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

From Sanskrit veda, 'knowledge,' referring to the sacred Vedic texts of Hindu tradition. It is also used as a given name in modern India and elsewhere.

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How popular is Veda?

2024122 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 Veda in 2024407

2024 rank#692 girls

Peak year1901

Total US babies since 188013,701

Veda is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Veda

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Vadaruler · Germanic
  • Vaedaknowledge · Sanskrit
  • Aryanoble; honorable · Sanskrit
  • Kalithe black one · Sanskrit
  • Alayadwelling, abode · Sanskrit
  • Opalgem; precious stone · Sanskrit
  • Ariyanoble · Sanskrit
  • Tarastar · Sanskrit

Veda questions

What does the name Veda mean?

Veda means "knowledge". It comes from Sanskrit. From Sanskrit veda, 'knowledge,' referring to the sacred Vedic texts of Hindu tradition. It is also used as a given name in modern India and elsewhere.

Is Veda a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Veda?

407 US babies were named Veda in 2024. Its peak year was 1901.

How do you pronounce Veda?

Veda is usually pronounced VAY-duh.

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.