girl's name

Vayda

  • Origin Slavic
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 3,375

Ireland

#553

2025 births

Vayda is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 148 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Vayda is a name of Slavic origin.
  • Peaked in 2021, when 235 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 22,401 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1993.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Vayda over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,461
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Vayda by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1990s 19
2000s 257
2010s 1,461
2020s (to 2025) 1,152

How popular is Vayda?

In 2025, Vayda was given to 148 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Vayda is used

Ireland #553 6 in 2025
Canada #1,191 21 in 2024
United States #1,453 148 in 2025
England & Wales #4,954 4 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Vayda

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Vayda also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Vayda over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Vayda

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Vayda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Vayda

How popular is the name Vayda?

In 2025, Vayda was given to 148 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Vayda a girl's or a boy's name?

Vayda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Vayda?

Vayda has 2 syllables.

When was Vayda most popular?

Vayda peaked in 2021, when 235 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Vayda a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Vayda currently ranks #553 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.