boys:
877 births since 1913
#3710 (19th percentile)
overall:
877 births since 1913
#6862 (11th percentile)
The name Viggo is the #6,862 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 877 recorded births since 1913. This represents the 11.3% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 11.3% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,710 (19.1% percentile) for all time with 877 births since 1913.
Viggo first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1913 (first recorded for boys in 1913). Birth data for Viggo is available in 26 out of the 111 years between 1913 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
For boys, Viggo reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 9.1% percentile (ranked #828) with 48 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 48 births per million (ranked 9.1% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2003, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Viggo is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #828 (9.1% percentile) with 48 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Viggo".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Viggo. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 57.9% confident that Viggo is pronounced as VIH-goh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is VEE-goh, at 42.1% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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