Vicky
Familiar form of Victoria, the Latin word for victory; Roman religion personified it as a goddess, and the name reached English use in the nineteenth century.
Vicky in 2025
Vicky was given to 35 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 7,258th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 94,724 babies born.
The history of Vicky
Vicky reached its highest point in 1957, when 2,965 babies were given the name, ranking 273rd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 272nd, in 1956.
Across the 114 years of records since 1912, 53,983 babies have been named Vicky. Half of them were born before 1959, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Vicky by decade
| Decade | Babies named Vicky | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 44 | 4,222 |
| 1920s | 201 | 2,604 |
| 1930s | 376 | 1,374 |
| 1940s | 5,264 | 429 |
| 1950s | 21,519 | 272 |
| 1960s | 15,903 | 320 |
| 1970s | 4,760 | 583 |
| 1980s | 2,098 | 1,207 |
| 1990s | 1,481 | 1,598 |
| 2000s | 1,317 | 2,373 |
| 2010s | 809 | 3,436 |
| 2020s | 211 | 6,262 |
Where Vicky is heading
Vicky has fallen 66% over the past decade, from 103 babies in 2015 to 35 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1957 peak — Vicky is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Vicky
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Vicky.