Boys' name · since 1970
Vikas
Vikas has 519 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,731 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 519
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vikas sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 519 recorded since 1970.
Vikas has 519 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2013.
- #7,731 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 519 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vikas ranks #7,731 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 519 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7,731 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 519
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vikas's 519 recorded births place it above 83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Vikas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vikas splits its recorded history at 1992: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vikas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2013
- Peak year (1983)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Vikas by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (159 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Vikas's strongest decade.
159 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Vikas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
101 births
- 1980s
1980s
159 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s 33
2010s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 159 births (31% of all-time use).
How Vikas 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 Vikas's total volume
Vikas by state
Where Vikas concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 2.1% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.0% |
11 of 519 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Vikas's data
- Vikas's decade-level peak was the 1980s (159 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Vikass (11 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vikas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1970–2013 (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 Vikas 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.