Boys' name · since 1978
Vikash
Vikash has 162 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,268 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 162
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
162 boys have been named Vikash since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vikash has been recorded 162 times among boys since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2011.
- #14,268 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 162 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vikash ranks #14,268 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 162 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #14,268 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 162
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Vikash's 162 recorded births place it above 68.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Vikash's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vikash splits its recorded history at 1993: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1984 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vikash popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2011
- Peak year (1984)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Vikash by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (64 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Vikash's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Vikash births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s
1990s
64 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 13
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 64 births (40% of all-time use).
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What to do with Vikash's data
- Vikash's decade-level peak was the 1990s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Vikash: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1978–2011 (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 Vikash 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.