Vidya is a girl's name of Indian origin meaning “knowledge.” In 2024 it was given to 12 girls in the United States.
Vidya belongs to the Hindu & Indian tradition. Its meaning — “knowledge” — is the sense carried by its Indian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Vidya first appears in Social Security records in 1972. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #6649 in 1973, and in 2024 12 babies received the name — 479 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Vidya means “knowledge” in its Indian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Vidya is a girl name. In 2024, 12 babies received the name in the US.
Vidya comes from the Hindu & Indian tradition.
Vidya first appears in US records in 1972. Its best-ever ranking was #6649 in 1973, and 12 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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