Vida
About Vida
Vida is a multicultural gem, familiar in a number of languages by not overly popular. It featured in the US Top 1000 in the first half of the 20th century, and in recent years, it has seen renewed interest.
As a Spanish, Portuguese, Slovene, and Lithuanian name, Vida is one of several similar life-affirming name choices including Vita and Viva. It was likely this origin that actor Matthew McConaughey and his Portuguese-born wife Camila had in mind when they chose it for their daughter in 2010.
From its Persian roots, the name means "visible", while in Serbia, it comes from the name Vidoslava, the first element meaning "to see, to behold". As a Swedish name, it could come from the Old Norse word for willow, or be a short form for names such as Avilda. Similarly, in English, it might come from Davida.
A notable bearer of the name is Australian suffragette and human rights campainer Vida Goldstein.
Pronounced VEE-duh.
As of October 2026, Vida ranked #1218 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #320 in 1903.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,339 | 177 | 99.1 |
| 2015 | #1,292 | 187 | 104.8 |
| 2016 | #1,543 | 146 | 82.4 |
| 2017 | #1,415 | 162 | 93.8 |
| 2018 | #1,345 | 168 | 98.8 |
| 2019 | #1,225 | 192 | 114.4 |
| 2020 | #1,270 | 177 | 109.5 |
| 2021 | #991 | 261 | 159.1 |
| 2022 | #964 | 277 | 168.9 |
| 2023 | #1,078 | 230 | 143.3 |
| 2024 | #1,023 | 246 | 151.8 |
| 2025 | #1,218 | 187 | 116.3 |
World rankings
Similar names
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- Juna
- Abilene
- Perla
- Zella
- Roma
- Noor
- Galilee
- Ira
- Dulcie
- Monet
- Twila
- Jessamy
- Milou
- Enola
- Freja
- Esti
- Effy
- Avonlea
- Avis
- Twyla
Vida on lists
Famous Vidas
- Vida Rose
daughter of American artist Craig Kauffman
- Vida Pavlovic
Romany singer
- Vida Jane Mary Goldstein
Australian politician, suffragist & social reformer
- Vida Alves McConaughey
daughter of Matthew McConaughey & Camila Alves
- Vida Amber Betty (born 2018)
daughter of Michael Bublé and Luisana Lopilato
- Vida Guerra (born 1974) Cuban
American glamour model
Vida in pop culture
- Pet
form of Davida, used independently since the 1860s, originally used in Scotland, but steadily used elsewhere
- Vida Boheme
a New York drag queen played by Patrick Swayze in the 1995 movie "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar"
- "Viva la Vida
" a song by Coldplay
- Vida Rocca
Pink Ranger of Power Rangers Mystic Force
- Vida
a character in "The Darkest Minds" series