Given name & surname
Vada
“resembling a rose”
Vada is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a rose.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a rose.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vada through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,089
- 162 boys · 12,927 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 335 babies
- 2025
- 302
- #886 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 302 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 886 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 5.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Ohio had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (23). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,791 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vada’s family of names
Vada has a related form in Valda. Vada has a related form in Vered. Vada has a related form in Vadah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Veredvariant
- Vadahvariant
- Valdavariant
- Vardyssvariant
- Vardissvariant
- Vardysvariant
- Vardisvariant
- Vaddahvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Vada
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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