Given name
Vidette
“life”·“one who is dearly loved”
Vidette is a variant of Vida. Interpretations include “life” and “one who is dearly loved”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vidette is a variant of Vida. Interpretations include “life” and “one who is dearly loved”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Vidette is a variant of Vida. Vida has been associated with Latin and Hebrew naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1953. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vidette through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23
- 0 boys · 23 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1969. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7 in 1961.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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