Vaeda is a modern American spelling that is usually linked to Veda, the Sanskrit word for "knowledge" and the name of the ancient Hindu scriptures, or to Vada, the tomboy heroine of the 1991 film My Girl. The ae spelling gives it a distinctive, slightly old-world look. Vaeda was almost unknown in 2000, jumped into the top 2000 in 2019, peaked at number 1311 in 2021 and ranks number 1578 in 2025.