How Many People Are Named Viktor?
An estimated 3,420 people in the United States have the first name Viktor. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Viktor peaked in popularity in 2018 with 179 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Viktor 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 Viktor paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Viktor is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,420
About 1 in 100,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2018
179 births
Total Registered
3,472
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Viktor
Viktor is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,472 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Viktor as a male name
Ranked #1,276 in 2024
154 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (179 births)
Viktor: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Viktor span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,518 babies were registered. While Viktor is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Viktor by Decade
How has Viktor 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.
Viktor by State
Birth registrations for Viktor span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Oregon, Idaho, Colorado. On average, about 69 Viktors were registered per state.
Viktor + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Viktor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Viktor
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Viktor: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Viktor?
We estimate approximately 3,420 people named Viktor 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 100,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Viktor a common name?
Viktor is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,472 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Viktor most popular?
Viktor reached peak popularity in 2018, when 179 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Viktor is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Viktor a male name?
Viktor is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Viktor Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Viktor Smith, Viktor Johnson, Viktor 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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