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.
More common than 86% of names given to boys today.
42% of everyone ever named Viggo was born in this single decade.
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 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Viggo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1913
- Peak year (2023)
- 88
- Annual births at peak — across 112 years of records
Currently ranks #1966 among boys.
956 total births across 112 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2023 with 88 births in a single year.
Viggo by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 402 births that decade — 42% of Viggo's all-time total
Viggo decade highlights
- Peak decade 402 births
- Runner-up 348 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Viggo's strongest decade
402 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 42% of all-time use.
Viggo by state
Where Viggo concentrates geographically — total births since 1913
| 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% |
183 of 956 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 19.1% of nationwide
- New York 2.5% of nationwide
- Minnesota 1.9% of nationwide
- Washington 1.8% of nationwide
- Utah 1.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 11 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 19.1% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Viggo appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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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.