Given name
Varad
“from the fortress”
Varad is used as a given name. One Hungarian interpretation is “from the fortress.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hungarian interpretation is “from the fortress.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hungarian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Varad through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 85
- 85 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,776 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,776 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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