At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #1,477 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 120 (<0.01% of boys)
- Trend
- Rising #2,467 in 2020 to #1,477 in 2025
- Peak
- #1,477 in 2025
- First recorded
- 1997
Meaning of Vedant
Vedant, pronounced vay-DANT, draws its roots from Sanskrit and translates to “the culmination of knowledge,” a nod to the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy that, much like the Roman maxim nosce te ipsum, seeks the summit of self-understanding. In the United States, the name has maintained a quiet but consistent trajectory, settling in the 800s of the Social Security charts for two decades—evidence of a steady, niche appeal among families who favor substance over headline popularity. Its crisp cadence and open vowels travel smoothly across cultures, meeting the modern taste for concise, globally friendly names while retaining a gravitas anchored in centuries of spiritual inquiry. Vedant therefore stands as a bridge between East and West, infusing a newborn’s identity with scholarly depth and, as one might say in Latin America, con carácter y visión de futuro.
How to pronounce Vedant
Sanskrit
- Pronounced vay-DANT /veˈdant/
Popularity of Vedant in the U.S.
Vedant was the #1,477 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 120 babies. It first appears in the records in 1997.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1997–2025 28 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 120 | 1,477 | ▲ 143 |
| 2024 | 105 | 1,620 | ▲ 321 |
| 2023 | 80 | 1,941 | ▲ 276 |
| 2022 | 65 | 2,217 | ▼ 44 |
| 2021 | 65 | 2,173 | ▲ 294 |
| 2020 | 52 | 2,467 | ▲ 299 |
| 2019 | 45 | 2,766 | ▼ 92 |
| 2018 | 46 | 2,674 | ▲ 217 |
| 2017 | 41 | 2,891 | ▼ 663 |
| 2016 | 60 | 2,228 | ▲ 258 |
| 2015 | 50 | 2,486 | ▼ 209 |
| 2014 | 58 | 2,277 | ▲ 125 |
| 2013 | 52 | 2,402 | ▼ 164 |
| 2012 | 58 | 2,238 | ▼ 93 |
| 2011 | 61 | 2,145 | ▲ 67 |
| 2010 | 59 | 2,212 | ▼ 93 |
| 2009 | 64 | 2,119 | ▼ 80 |
| 2008 | 68 | 2,039 | ▲ 298 |
| 2007 | 55 | 2,337 | ▲ 176 |
| 2006 | 48 | 2,513 | ▼ 114 |
| 2005 | 48 | 2,399 | ▲ 1,336 |
| 2004 | 24 | 3,735 | ▲ 881 |
| 2003 | 17 | 4,616 | ▼ 822 |
| 2002 | 22 | 3,794 | ▲ 327 |
| 2001 | 19 | 4,121 | ▲ 1,799 |
| 2000 | 11 | 5,920 | ▲ 610 |
| 1999 | 9 | 6,530 | back (not recorded in 1998) |
| 1997 | 5 | 9,265 | new |
Vedant by state
Vedant ranks #529 in Washington (2025).
Rank by state 9 states
| State | Rank | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 529 | 13 |
| New Jersey | 655 | 10 |
| Massachusetts | 789 | 5 |
| California | 906 | 25 |
| Georgia | 990 | 8 |
| North Carolina | 1,028 | 7 |
| Texas | 1,094 | 20 |
| Illinois | 1,133 | 6 |
| New York | 1,576 | 6 |
Notable people named Vedant
- Vedant Patel is an American government official who served as Principal Deputy Spokesperson for the US State Department under President Joe Biden.
- Vedant Panesar is an Indian chess player.