Vida

Meaning: Possibly life
Origin: Spanish — Today possibly from the word vida, life, beside an older American name of the same spelling counted since 1880

Girl's name · #1218 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Vida belongs to an older America first — it reached #320 back in 1903 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1218. About 12,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Vida is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Vida ranks in other countries and regions.

#121 in Slovenia (2025) · #296 in Sweden (2025) · #388 in Norway (2025) · #716 in Switzerland (2025) · #845 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,014 in Austria (2025) · #1,619 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,882 in Canada (2025) · #3,035 in England & Wales (2025) · #4,641 in Italy (2024) · #7,278 in France (2025) · #170 in Puerto Rico (2022) and 2 more.

Famous Vidas

Vida Guerra — American model (born 1974)
Vida Goldstein — Australian suffragist and social reformer (1869–1949)
Vida Samadzai — Miss Afghanistan (2003) (born 1978)
Vida Movahed — Iranian human rights activist and protester (born 1986)
Vida Hope — British actress (1910–1963)

In stories & tradition

Vida Downey — Follow Me, Boys! (film)

What Vidas become

Among 164 notable people named Vida:

Entertainers appear 1.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Vida Guerra, American model (born 1974).

Similar names: Queen · Vivien · Aida · Vada · Zaida · Veda

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