| Vedika | Rani | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Altar, sacred platform | queen |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | VAY-dih-kuh | RAH-nee |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2024 (39) | 1971 (44) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Vedika | Rani |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 157 | 174 |
| 2010s | 189 | 231 |
| 2000s | 161 | 309 |
| 1990s | 0 | 331 |
| 1980s | 0 | 264 |
| 1970s | 0 | 377 |
| 1960s | 0 | 152 |
| 1950s | 0 | 50 |
| 1940s | 0 | 23 |
From the Sanskrit वेदिका (vedikā), 'a sacrificial altar, raised platform', and in architecture the railing enclosing a sacred space. The popular 'knowledgeable woman' gloss (via veda, 'knowledge') is a folk etymology, not the dictionary sense.
From Sanskrit 'rajni' (rani), the feminine of 'raja', meaning 'queen'. Used for both a queen regnant and a raja's wife across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Vedika and Rani are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Vedika means Altar, sacred platform (sanskrit origin), while Rani means queen (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Vedika first appears in 0 and Rani in 0, so Vedika has the longer recorded history.