Vicky
Vicky, Vick, Vickie or Vicki is a feminine given name. It is often short for Victoria. The name Vicky in Greece comes from the name Vasiliki.
Meaning & Origin of Vicky
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vicky, Vick, Vickie or Vicki is a feminine given name. It is often short for Victoria. The name Vicky in Greece comes from the name Vasiliki.
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The Story of Vicky
Vicky first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1957, when 2,942 Vickys were born — ranking #142 that year. As of 2026, Vicky ranks #4,961 for baby girls with 27 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 54K Vickys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Vicky
Vicky is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 54K births in the dataset. Vicky's peak popularity came in 1957 when it ranked #142. Use the chart and map above to compare Vicky's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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