Recorded 1939–2011 Girls' name Peak 1958 1,817 births

Viki — girls' name

1,817 babies named Viki in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s71940s2621950s7271960s4541970s2351980s521990s402000s332010s7
1950s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Viki was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

87 babies were named Viki in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Viki

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,817 babies named Viki between 1939 and 2011, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Viki currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 87 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Viki performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 727 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Viki shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 212 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Viki in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Viki 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 1,817 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.

Viki at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

1,817

Since 1939

73 years of records

Peak year

1958

87 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1939

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2011

Viki popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1939

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1958)
87
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
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Viki by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
727 births that decade — 40% of Viki's all-time total
1930s71940s2621950s7271960s4541970s2351980s521990s402000s332010s7

Viki by state

Where Viki concentrates geographically — total births since 1939

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Viki
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
212 11.7%
#2 Texas
87 4.8%
#3 Illinois
27 1.5%
#4 New York
23 1.3%
#5 Ohio
22 1.2%
#6 Washington
19 1.0%
#7 Oregon
17 0.9%
#8 Oklahoma
8 0.4%
California share of Viki's total US births 11.7%
Even split

212 of 1,817 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Viki appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Viki?
1,817 babies have been named Viki since 1939. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1958 with 87 births.
When was Viki most popular?
Viki was most popular in the 1950s decade with 727 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Viki most popular?
The top states for the name Viki are California (212 births), Texas (87 births), Illinois (27 births).
How long has the name Viki been used?
Viki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 73 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Viki?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vikki, Viktoria, Viktoriya, Vika, 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, 1939–2011 (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.