Boys' name · since 1980
Vikrant
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 255 babies named Vikrant, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,545 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,465 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 255
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
255 babies have been named Vikrant since 1980, making it today's #4465 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Vikrant recorded 255 times among boys since 1980, holding rank #4465 nationally today, ahead of 68% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #11,545 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,465 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 255 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vikrant ranks #11,545 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,465 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 255 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,545 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,465 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 255
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vikrant's 255 recorded births place it above 74.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vikrant compares
255 42nd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vikrant's all-time total is 31% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vikrant | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 255 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vikrant's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vikrant's full recorded timeline at 2009, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1980, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vikrant popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Vikrant by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (78 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Vikrant's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Vikrant births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s
2020s
65 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 78 births (31% of all-time use).
Vikrant by state
Where Vikrant concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7 | 2.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 6 | 2.4% |
7 of 255 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Vikrant's data
- Vikrant's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (78 total births) through the 2020s (65) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vikrants (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Vikrant: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~45 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, 1980–2025 (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 Vikrant 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.