Fun Facts About the Name Vaida
- 923 babies named Vaida: U.S. records list 923 babies given the name Vaida from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Vaida Mean?
Vaida is a feminine name of Baltic origin, used mainly in Lithuanian and Latvian. Its usual meaning is "seeress" or "prophetess," from the Lithuanian vaidilė, a pagan priestess or soothsayer. The root vaid- also appears in vaidila (a seer, sage, or wizard), vaidinti (to act, perform), and vaidas (an apparition or ghost). Because these words are related but not identical, the exact sense behind the name is debated. Some explain Vaida as a short form of Vaidilė; others connect it to the masculine name Vaidotas. In Latvian, Vaida is also current, but its derivation there is less certain; it has been linked to vaids ("wail, lament") and to an older sense of "form, appearance." The customary gloss "seeress" depends on the link with vaidilė; if the name instead comes from vaidas, a more literal sense would be "apparition" or "ghost."
Vaida Name History & Origins
The vocabulary behind Vaida belongs to the pre-Christian Baltic world. A vaidila was a priest, sage, or seer who led rituals and interpreted signs; a vaidilė was a female counterpart, often described as a priestess or prophetess. Personal names formed from this vocabulary are old, but written records are sparse. The masculine name Vaidotas is documented in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 14th century; Vaidotas, a son of Grand Duke Kęstutis, is the best-known historical bearer. Vaida itself is harder to trace before the modern period. It appears as a feminine given name in Lithuanian and Latvian sources from the 19th and 20th centuries, when both nations were reviving older Baltic names along with folklore and national literature. In Latvia, Vaida is recorded as a given name, and in Lithuania it has remained in use. The name has also been carried by Lithuanian and Latvian emigrants to North America and elsewhere. Its old religious meaning faded, but the name kept an association with seeing or knowing.
How Popular is the Name Vaida?
Vaida has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2015. Its best rank was #1,860 in 2015.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,640 | 42 | 0.0026% |
| 2024 | #3,742 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 2023 | #4,555 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2022 | #3,311 | 49 | 0.0030% |
| 2021 | #4,079 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 2020 | #2,960 | 55 | 0.0034% |
| 2019 | #3,036 | 54 | 0.0032% |
| 2018 | #2,807 | 61 | 0.0036% |
| 2017 | #2,281 | 82 | 0.0048% |
| 2016 | #2,066 | 96 | 0.0054% |
| 2015 | #1,860 | 111 | 0.0062% |
| 2014 | #3,270 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 2013 | #3,459 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 2012 | #6,322 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #5,199 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #5,965 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2009 | #12,380 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #7,727 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #8,079 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #11,372 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #8,850 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #9,240 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #15,309 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #17,515 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #16,051 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1926 | #5,557 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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