How Many People Are Named Vikas?
An estimated 499 people in the United States have the first name Vikas. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Vikas peaked in popularity in 1983 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vikas 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 Vikas paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
499
About 1 in 686,882 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1983
22 births
Total Registered
518
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vikas
Vikas is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 518 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Vikas as a male name
Ranked #8,737 in 2013
9 male births in 2013
Peak: 1983 (22 births)
Vikas: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vikas span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 159 babies were registered. Vikas has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vikas by Decade
How has Vikas 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.
Vikas by State
Birth registrations for Vikas span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Illinois, California, New York. On average, about 7 Vikass were registered per state.
Vikas + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vikas as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vikas
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vikas: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vikas?
We estimate approximately 499 people named Vikas 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 686,882 Americans share this first name.
Is Vikas a common name?
Vikas is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 518 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vikas most popular?
Vikas reached peak popularity in 1983, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vikas is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vikas a male name?
Vikas is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vikas Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vikas Smith, Vikas Johnson, Vikas 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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