Recorded 1984–1990 Boys' name Peak 1984 21 births

Vicken — boys' name

21 babies named Vicken in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s131990s8
1980s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Vicken was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

8 babies were named Vicken in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vicken

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Vicken between 1984 and 1990, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vicken currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vicken performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Vicken shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vicken in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vicken 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 21 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.

Vicken at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

21

Since 1984

7 years of records

Peak year

1984

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1984

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1990

Vicken popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1984

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1984)
8
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
456789 199019851984 8

Vicken by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
13 births that decade — 62% of Vicken's all-time total
1980s131990s8

Vicken by state

Where Vicken concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vicken
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 23.8%
California share of Vicken's total US births 23.8%

5 of 21 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vicken?
21 babies have been named Vicken since 1984. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1984 with 8 births.
When was Vicken most popular?
Vicken was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Vicken most popular?
The top states for the name Vicken are California (5 births).
How long has the name Vicken been used?
Vicken has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 7 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Vicken?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Victor, Vicente, Vic, Victoriano, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1984–1990 (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.