Veda

Where Veda comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेद॑ (véda, “knowledge”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Veda
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #740 among girls, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1901
    Peak, #414
    52 babies named Veda — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1915
    Veda Ann Borg born
    actress
  4. 1977
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #3,612.
  5. 1992
    Veda Krishnamurthy born
    Indian cricketer
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Veda Ann Borg · actress, 1915–1973
  • Veda Krishnamurthy · Indian cricketer, born 1992
  • Veda Hlubinka-Cook · American programmer, born 1964
  • Veda Hille · Canadian singer-songwriter, born 1968
  • Veda Scott · American professional wrestler, born 1984

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.