Recorded 1947–1968 Girls' name Peak 1952 187 births

Vickye — girls' name

187 babies named Vickye in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s231950s1091960s55
1950s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Vickye was born in this single decade.

1952
Single peak year

24 babies were named Vickye in 1952 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vickye

The Social Security Administration has registered 187 babies named Vickye between 1947 and 1968, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vickye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1952, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vickye performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Vickye shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vickye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vickye 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 187 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.

Vickye at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

187

Since 1947

22 years of records

Peak year

1952

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1947

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1968

Vickye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1947

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1952)
24
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
0510152025 19681965196119581955195219491947 7

Vickye by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
109 births that decade — 58% of Vickye's all-time total
1940s231950s1091960s55

Vickye by state

Where Vickye concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vickye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 5.9%
Texas share of Vickye's total US births 5.9%

11 of 187 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vickye?
187 babies have been named Vickye since 1947. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1952 with 24 births.
When was Vickye most popular?
Vickye was most popular in the 1950s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1952.
Where is Vickye most popular?
The top states for the name Vickye are Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Vickye been used?
Vickye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 22 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Vickye?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Victoria, Vicki, Vickie, Vicky, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1947–1968 (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.