Viktor — #1273 US boys' name
3,472 babies named Viktor in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 91% of names given to boys today.
44% of everyone ever named Viktor was born in this single decade.
179 babies were named Viktor in 2018 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Viktor
The Social Security Administration has registered 3,472 babies named Viktor between 1953 and 2024, spanning 72 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Viktor currently holds the #1273 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 179 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Viktor performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,518 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Viktor shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 358 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Viktor in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Viktor 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 3,472 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.
Viktor at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Viktor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1953
- Peak year (2018)
- 179
- Annual births at peak — across 72 years of records
Currently ranks #1273 among boys.
3,472 total births across 72 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2018 with 179 births in a single year.
Viktor by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 1,518 births that decade — 44% of Viktor's all-time total
Viktor decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,518 births
- Runner-up 760 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Viktor's strongest decade
1,518 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 44% of all-time use.
Viktor by state
Where Viktor concentrates geographically — total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 358 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 251 | 7.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 196 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 189 | 5.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 185 | 5.3% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 110 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 88 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 86 | 2.5% |
358 of 3,472 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 10.3% of nationwide
- Texas 7.2% of nationwide
- New York 5.6% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.4% of nationwide
- Florida 5.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 27 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 10.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Viktor appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1953–2024 (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.