US rank #1966 Boys' name Peak 2023 956 births

Viggo — #1966 US boys' name

956 babies named Viggo in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s101930s52000s1792010s4022020s348
#1966
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 86% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Viggo was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

88 babies were named Viggo in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Viggo

The Social Security Administration has registered 956 babies named Viggo between 1913 and 2024, spanning 112 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Viggo currently holds the #1966 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 88 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Viggo performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 402 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Viggo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 183 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Viggo in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Viggo 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 956 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.

Viggo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

956

Since 1913

112 years of records

Peak year

2023

88 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,966

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1913

Recorded for 112 years

Last year on file: 2024

Viggo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1913

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
88
Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
020406080100 20242020201620122008200419231913 7

Viggo by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
402 births that decade — 42% of Viggo's all-time total
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Viggo by state

Where Viggo concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Viggo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
183 19.1%
#2 New York
24 2.5%
#3 Minnesota
18 1.9%
#4 Washington
17 1.8%
#5 Utah
12 1.3%
#6 Texas
10 1.0%
#7 Michigan
7 0.7%
#8 Florida
5 0.5%
California share of Viggo's total US births 19.1%
Even split

183 of 956 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Viggo appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Viggo?
956 babies have been named Viggo since 1913. It currently ranks #1966 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 88 births.
When was Viggo most popular?
Viggo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 402 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Viggo most popular?
The top states for the name Viggo are California (183 births), New York (24 births), Minnesota (18 births).
How long has the name Viggo been used?
Viggo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 112 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Viggo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vignesh, Vigo. 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, 1913–2024 (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.