| Ved | Aarush | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Sacred knowledge | First ray of the sun; red |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | VAYD | AH-roosh |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1999 | 2002 |
| Peak year | 2025 (188) | 2010 (227) |
| In 2025 | 188 | 99 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ved | Aarush |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 847 | 664 |
| 2010s | 786 | 1,860 |
| 2000s | 316 | 536 |
| 1990s | 5 | 0 |
From Sanskrit veda (वेद), 'knowledge', the name of the foundational Hindu scriptures. The root sense is 'knowing, sacred knowledge'.
From Sanskrit arusha (आरुष), 'reddish, red of dawn', commonly glossed as 'the first ray of the sun'. The 'red/dawn' sense is the attested one; 'first ray of sun' is the popular reading.
Ved is more popular than Aarush today: about 188 US babies were given the name Ved in 2025, compared with 99 named Aarush.
Ved means Sacred knowledge (sanskrit origin), while Aarush means First ray of the sun; red (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Ved first appears in 1999 and Aarush in 2002, so Ved has the longer recorded history.