Boys' name · since 1963
Vijay
Vijay has 1,495 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,967 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,276 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,495
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Vijay currently ranks #12276 among boys' names in America, with 1,495 babies recorded since 1963.
Vijay has 1,495 recorded births among boys since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12276 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #3,967 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,276 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,495 born since 1963
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vijay ranks #3,967 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,276 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,495 born since 1963, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,967 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,276 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,495
- born since 1963
- 2000s
- peak decade
Vijay's 1,495 recorded births place it above 91.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Vijay compares
1,495 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vijay's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vijay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,495 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 49 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vijay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vijay's full recorded timeline at 1994, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 49 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vijay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 49
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Vijay by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (379 births, 25% of the file).
2000s was Vijay's strongest decade.
379 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Vijay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 43
1960s
43 births
- 1970s
1970s
217 births
- 1980s
1980s
364 births
- 1990s
1990s
334 births
- 2000s
2000s
379 births
- 2010s 132
2010s
132 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 379 births (25% of all-time use).
How Vijay compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Vijay's total volume
Vijay by state
Where Vijay concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 148 | 9.9% |
| #2 | California | | 135 | 9.0% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 31 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 27 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 21 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Florida | | 11 | 0.7% |
148 of 1,495 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Vijay's data
- Vijay's decade-level peak was the 2000s (379 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Vijays (148 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Vijay
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Vijay
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vijay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Vijay 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.