Viggo
Viggo was the 1697th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 97 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,217 places. More babies were named Viggo in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,697 boys, up 1,222 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 97boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202597 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,055babies recorded
Viggo popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #1,697 | 97 |
| 2020 | #2,919 | 41 |
| 2010 | #2,913 | 41 |
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How popular is Viggo, counting every spelling?
Viggo is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,504 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,697 for Viggo on its own. Together these spellings went to 106 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viggo | 97 | #1,697 | 406 |
| Vigo | 9 | #8,865 | 33 |
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 Viggo?
97 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Viggo (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Viggo 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 86 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Viggo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Viggo?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Viggo are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 3 and 14. That makes Viggo a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Viggo by state
How common Viggo was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (4.9×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Viggo
How popular is the name Viggo?
Viggo was the 1697th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 97 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,217 places. More babies were named Viggo in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Viggo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Viggo in the US.
Where is Viggo most popular?
In 2021–2025, Viggo was most common in Minnesota (0.23 per 1,000 boys), followed by Utah and Oregon.