Girls' name · since 1977
Vika
159 babies named Vika in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,226 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,590 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 159
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vika currently ranks #13590 among girls' names in America, with 159 babies recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vika has been recorded 159 times among girls since 1977, currently ranked #13590 nationally and more common than 21% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #22,226 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,590 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 159 born since 1977
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vika ranks #22,226 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,590 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 159 born since 1977, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,226 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,590 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 159
- born since 1977
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vika's 159 recorded births place it above 69.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vika compares
159 32nd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Vika's all-time total is 58% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 159 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vika splits its recorded history at 2011: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Vika by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (76 births, 48% of the file).
2010s was Vika's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Vika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 76 births (48% of all-time use).
Vika by state
Where Vika concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 3.1% |
5 of 159 births nationwide.
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What to do with Vika's data
- Vika's decade-level peak was the 2010s (76 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Vikas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Vika 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.