Recorded 1939–2011 Girls' name Peak 1957 6,487 births

Vikki — girls' name

6,487 babies named Vikki in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s71940s5711950s20751960s20811970s12881980s2931990s1362000s312010s5
1960s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Vikki was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

295 babies were named Vikki in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vikki

The Social Security Administration has registered 6,487 babies named Vikki between 1939 and 2011, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vikki currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 295 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vikki performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 2,081 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Vikki shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 785 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Vikki in 36 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vikki 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 6,487 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.

Vikki at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

6,487

Since 1939

73 years of records

Peak year

1957

295 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1939

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2011

Vikki popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1957)
295
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
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Vikki by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
2,081 births that decade — 32% of Vikki's all-time total
1930s71940s5711950s20751960s20811970s12881980s2931990s1362000s312010s5

Vikki by state

Where Vikki concentrates geographically — total births since 1939

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Vikki
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
785 12.1%
#2 Ohio
430 6.6%
#3 Texas
420 6.5%
#4 New York
314 4.8%
#5 Illinois
294 4.5%
#6 Michigan
251 3.9%
#7 Indiana
164 2.5%
#8 Florida
160 2.5%
California share of Vikki's total US births 12.1%
Even split

785 of 6,487 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 36 reporting states.

Vikki appears in 36 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vikki?
6,487 babies have been named Vikki since 1939. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1957 with 295 births.
When was Vikki most popular?
Vikki was most popular in the 1960s decade with 2,081 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Vikki most popular?
The top states for the name Vikki are California (785 births), Ohio (430 births), Texas (420 births).
How long has the name Vikki been used?
Vikki has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 73 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Vikki?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Viktoria, Viki, 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.