US rank #7905 Boys' name Peak 2011 232 births

Vikrant — #7905 US boys' name

232 babies named Vikrant in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s101990s282000s742010s782020s42
#7905
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 44% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Vikrant was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

14 babies were named Vikrant in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vikrant

The Social Security Administration has registered 232 babies named Vikrant between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vikrant currently holds the #7905 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vikrant performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Vikrant shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vikrant in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vikrant 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 232 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.

Vikrant at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

232

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2011

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,905

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vikrant popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
14
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
46810121416 202420202015201120072003199819901980 5

Vikrant by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
78 births that decade — 34% of Vikrant's all-time total
1980s101990s282000s742010s782020s42

Vikrant by state

Where Vikrant concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vikrant
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
6 2.6%
New Jersey share of Vikrant's total US births 2.6%

6 of 232 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vikrant?
232 babies have been named Vikrant since 1980. It currently ranks #7905 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 14 births.
When was Vikrant most popular?
Vikrant was most popular in the 2010s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Vikrant most popular?
The top states for the name Vikrant are New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Vikrant been used?
Vikrant has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vikrant?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Viktor, Vikram, Vikas, Vikash, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1980–2024 (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.