Vida
Vida is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hungarian, Slovene, Persian, Lithuanian.
- Hungarian
- Slovene
- Persian
- Lithuanian
Meaning & Origin of Vida
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vida is a name with multiple cultural origins: Hungarian, Slovene, Persian, Lithuanian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hungarian
- Slovene
- Persian
- Lithuanian
The Story of Vida
Vida first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 13 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 277 births, good for #963 nationwide. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #981 among baby girl names with 264 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). In total, more than 13K Vidas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Vida
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Vida. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Vid
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About the name Vida
Vida is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Vida's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #318. Use the chart and map above to compare Vida's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.