Veda
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning knowledge, wisdom, sacred knowledge.
How Veda has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #938 |
| 2016 | #883 |
| 2017 | #864 |
| 2018 | #898 |
| 2019 | #850 |
| 2020 | #918 |
| 2021 | #872 |
| 2022 | #892 |
| 2023 | #818 |
| 2024 | #692 |
| 2025 | #739 |
Veda by the numbers
In 2025, 44 babies in England and Wales were named Veda. In the US, 314 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 319 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Veda. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Veda
Names that are said the same way as Veda, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean holiness
Like Veda, each of these has holiness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Arianavery holy; form of Ariadne3,870 in the US (2017)
- Ariannamost holy; form of Ariadne3,264 in the US (2017)
- Isabelledevoted to God; form of Elizabeth814 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sydneywide meadow or saint Denis2,047 in the US (2017)
- Trinitythe holy trinity or three in one1,864 in the US (2017)
- Izabelladevoted to God; variant of Isabella1,220 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean wisdom
Like Veda, each of these has wisdom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sophiawisdom14,848 in the US (2017)
- Sofiawisdom1,490 in England and Wales (2025)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Quinndescendant of Conn; wise and intelligent4,467 in the US (2017)
- Sophiewisdom724 in England and Wales (2025)
- Athenagoddess of wisdom and warfare519 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Veda
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