Recorded 1899–2023 Boys' name Peak 1958 2,155 births

Vic — boys' name

2,155 babies named Vic in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1960s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Vic was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

80 babies were named Vic in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vic

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,155 babies named Vic between 1899 and 2023, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vic currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 80 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vic performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 512 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Vic shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 196 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Vic in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vic in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,155 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Vic at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

2,155

Since 1899

125 years of records

Peak year

1958

80 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1899

Recorded for 125 years

Last year on file: 2023

Vic popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1899

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1958)
80
Annual births at peak — across 125 years of records
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Vic by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
512 births that decade — 24% of Vic's all-time total
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Vic by state

Where Vic concentrates geographically — total births since 1899

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Vic
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
196 9.1%
#2 Texas
107 5.0%
#3 Ohio
27 1.3%
#4 Illinois
17 0.8%
#5 Georgia
16 0.7%
#6 Washington
11 0.5%
#7 Missouri
8 0.4%
#8 New York
6 0.3%
California share of Vic's total US births 9.1%
Even split

196 of 2,155 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Vic appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vic?
2,155 babies have been named Vic since 1899. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1958 with 80 births.
When was Vic most popular?
Vic was most popular in the 1960s decade with 512 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Vic most popular?
The top states for the name Vic are California (196 births), Texas (107 births), Ohio (27 births).
How long has the name Vic been used?
Vic has been recorded in Social Security data since 1899, spanning 125 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Vic?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Victor, Vicente, Victoriano, Victoria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1899–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.