How Many People Are Named Viggo?
An estimated 923 people in the United States have the first name Viggo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Viggo peaked in popularity in 2023 with 88 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Viggo as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Viggo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
923
About 1 in 371,348 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2023
88 births
Total Registered
956
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Viggo
Viggo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 956 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Viggo as a male name
Ranked #1,980 in 2024
79 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (88 births)
Viggo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Viggo span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 402 babies were registered. Viggo remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Viggo by Decade
How has Viggo tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Viggo by State
Birth registrations for Viggo span all 11 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Minnesota. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina. On average, about 26 Viggos were registered per state.
Viggo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Viggo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Viggo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Viggo?
We estimate approximately 923 people named Viggo are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 371,348 Americans share this first name.
Is Viggo a common name?
Viggo is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 956 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Viggo most popular?
Viggo reached peak popularity in 2023, when 88 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Viggo is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Viggo a male name?
Viggo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Viggo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Viggo Smith, Viggo Johnson, Viggo Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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