Given name & surname
Vaida
“having sacred knowledge”·“spirited in battle”·“famous ruler”
Vaida is a variant of Veda. Interpretations include “having sacred knowledge” (Sanskrit) and “refers to the sacred texts; having great knowledge” (Sanskrit). These may reflect different naming traditions. Vaida is a variant of Valda. Interpretations include “spirited in battle” and “famous ruler”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vaida is a variant of Veda. Interpretations include “having sacred knowledge” (Sanskrit) and “refers to the sacred texts; having great knowledge” (Sanskrit). These may reflect different naming traditions. Vaida is a variant of Valda. Interpretations include “spirited in battle” and “famous ruler”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Vaida is a variant of Veda. An origin associated with Veda is Sanskrit. Vaida is a variant of Valda. An origin associated with Valda is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1926. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vaida through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 924
- 0 boys · 924 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 111 babies
- 2025
- 42
- #3,640 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −43%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 42 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,640 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 42.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 111 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 777 as a first name in 2020; 214 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vaida’s family of names
Vaida has a related form in Veda. Vaida has a related form in Valda. In English usage, Vaida as a surname has a related form in Vayda.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Vaida
- Vaida ŽūsinaitėLithuanian long-distance runnerborn 1988
- Vaida AleknavičienėLithuanian politician (born 1976)
- Vaida Pikauskaitėracing cyclistborn 1991
- Vaida SipavičiūtėLithuanian basketball player (born 1985)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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