Vedant
Boy name · #1484 in 2025 · Rare
Vedant ranks #1484 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 120 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #2486, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 15,000 boys born in 2025 was named Vedant.
Babies named Vedant per year. Source: SSA.
The 28-year story
Vedant first appears in the Social Security records in 1997, when 5 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 120 babies and a rank of #1477. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Vedant in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Vedant is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Vedant will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Vedant is most common
Geography matters for names, and Vedant is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Vedant is most common in WA (0.4 per 1,000), NJ (0.3 per 1,000), CA (0.1 per 1,000), TX (0.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.1 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Vedant is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Vedant
Statistically, parents drawn to Vedant tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Vander, Truitt, Bennet, Viggo, and Valen.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Vedant | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 120 | #1477 |
| 2024 | 105 | #1620 |
| 2023 | 80 | #1941 |
| 2022 | 65 | #2217 |
| 2021 | 65 | #2173 |
| 2020 | 52 | #2467 |
| 2019 | 45 | #2766 |
| 2018 | 46 | #2674 |
| 2017 | 41 | #2891 |
| 2016 | 60 | #2228 |
| 2015 | 50 | #2486 |
| 2014 | 58 | #2277 |
| 2013 | 52 | #2402 |
| 2012 | 58 | #2238 |
| 2011 | 61 | #2145 |
| 2010 | 59 | #2212 |
| 2009 | 64 | #2119 |
| 2008 | 68 | #2039 |
| 2007 | 55 | #2337 |
| 2006 | 48 | #2513 |
| 2005 | 48 | #2399 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3735 |
| 2003 | 17 | #4616 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3794 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4121 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Vedant a popular boy name?
Vedant ranked #1484 among boys in 2025 with 120 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2486.
When was the name Vedant most popular?
Vedant peaked in 2025, when 120 American boys received the name (ranked #1477 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Vedant?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 15,000 newborn American boys was named Vedant. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.