Recorded 1977–2023 Girls' name Peak 2016 152 births

Vika — girls' name

152 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.

1970s51980s71990s152000s382010s752020s12
2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Vika was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

13 babies were named Vika in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vika

The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Vika between 1977 and 2023, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vika performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Vika shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vika in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vika 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 152 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.

Vika at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

152

Since 1977

47 years of records

Peak year

2016

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1977

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2023

Vika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1977

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2016)
13
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
468101214 20232018201520122008200419921977 5

Vika by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
75 births that decade — 49% of Vika's all-time total
1970s51980s71990s152000s382010s752020s12

Vika by state

Where Vika concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.3%
California share of Vika's total US births 3.3%

5 of 152 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vika?
152 babies have been named Vika since 1977. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2016 with 13 births.
When was Vika most popular?
Vika was most popular in the 2010s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Vika most popular?
The top states for the name Vika are California (5 births).
How long has the name Vika been used?
Vika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 47 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Vika?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vikki, Viktoria, Viki, Viktoriya, 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, 1977–2023 (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.