Vicky
Vicky was the 4163rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 142nd with 2,942 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,200 places. More babies were named Vicky in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Meaning pet form of Victoria; "victory" · English, Latin
Say it VIK-ee /ˈvɪki/
- Rank in 2025
- #4,163 girls, down 558 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19572,942 babies
- Total since 1880
- 53,983babies recorded
What does the name Vicky mean?
Vicky (also Vicki, Vickie) is a pet form of Victoria, from the Latin victoria, "victory", also the name of the Roman goddess of victory. Victoria was rare in English until the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901). Wikipedia notes that in Greece Vicky is also used for Vasiliki. Vicky was most popular in the US in the 1950s.
victoria (Latin, “victory”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Victoria, Vicki, Vickie, Tori.
See also: Latin names, names that mean victory.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Vicky', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Victoria', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Vicky', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Vicky popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 440 since 1941.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,163 | 35 |
| 2020 | #3,605 | 42 |
| 2010 | #1,939 | 104 |
| 2000 | #1,446 | 128 |
| 1990 | #954 | 198 |
| 1980 | #681 | 255 |
| 1970 | #324 | 828 |
| 1960 | #169 | 2,373 |
| 1950 | #215 | 1,247 |
| 1940 | #655 | 114 |
| 1930 | #1,497 | 28 |
| 1920 | #2,723 | 13 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Vicky, counting every spelling?
Vicky is the most common spelling of a name family that had 35 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 35 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicky | 35 | #4,163 | 169 |
| Vickie | — | — | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Vicky?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Vicky (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Vicky born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Vicky.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Vicky?
About 44,100 people born in the US named Vicky are alive today, with a median age of 66; half are between 57 and 71. That makes Vicky a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Vicky by state
How common Vicky was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.0×), California (2.1×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Vicky: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Vicky, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Vicky · Sibling names for Vicky
Vicky is also a nickname for Victoria.
Questions about the name Vicky
What does Vicky mean?
Vicky means “pet form of Victoria; "victory"” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Vicky?
Vicky was the 4163rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked 142nd with 2,942 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,200 places. More babies were named Vicky in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Vicky a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Vicky in the US.
Where is Vicky most popular?
In 2021–2025, Vicky was most common in New York (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Virginia.