Boys' name · since 1984
Vicken
Vicken has 21 recorded births since 1984 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,878 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
21 boys have been named Vicken since 1984, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vicken has been recorded 21 times among boys since 1984, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 1990.
- #28,878 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 21 born since 1984
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vicken ranks #28,878 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1984, peaking in the 1980s.
- #28,878 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 21
- born since 1984
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vicken's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Vicken's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vicken splits its recorded history at 1985: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vicken popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1990
- Peak year (1984)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Vicken by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (13 births, 62% of the file).
1980s was Vicken's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Vicken births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (62% of all-time use).
Vicken by state
Where Vicken concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 23.8% |
5 of 21 births nationwide.
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- Vicken's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1990s (8) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vickens (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Vicken: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1984–1990 (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 Vicken 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.