Boys' name · since 1899
Vic
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.
- #3,149 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,155
- born since 1899
- 1960s
- peak decade
2,155 boys have been named Vic since 1899, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vic has been recorded 2,155 times among boys since 1899, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 2023.
- #3,149 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,155 born since 1899
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vic ranks #3,149 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,155 born since 1899, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,149 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,155
- born since 1899
- 1960s
- peak decade
Vic's 2,155 recorded births place it above 93.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Vic's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vic's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 27% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 73%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1958 peak of 80, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vic popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2023
- Peak year (1958)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
Vic by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (512 births, 24% of the file).
1960s was Vic's strongest decade.
512 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Vic births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 86
1920s
86 births
- 1930s 156
1930s
156 births
- 1940s
1940s
368 births
- 1950s
1950s
463 births
- 1960s
1960s
512 births
- 1970s 195
1970s
195 births
- 1980s 88
1980s
88 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
- 2000s 74
2000s
74 births
- 2010s 106
2010s
106 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 512 births (24% of all-time use).
How Vic compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Vic's total volume
Vic by state
Where Vic concentrates geographically, total births since 1899
| 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% |
196 of 2,155 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Vic appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vic's data
- Vic's decade-level peak was the 1960s (512 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Vics (196 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vic: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~124 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1899–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Vic draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.