Vicky

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A few things about Vicky you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Vicky

Vicky Leandros

Greek singer

Choose Vicky and your child shares a first name with Vicky Leandros, a Greek singer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Vicky, like who?” Vicky Leandros's Wikipedia article is available in 46 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 45,872 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Vicky, 35 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Vicky would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryVicky first shows up in US birth records in 1912, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 113 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1957, when it ranked #142. Today it's #4,067, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowVicky was 3.2× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 14,184 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 45,872.
• 🍂TrendVicky has slipped 521 places over the last five years and now sits at #4,067. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningVicky is an English form of Victoria, which means “victory”. Our records link it to American, English and Latin roots.

About the name Vicky

Vicky is a girl name of American, English and Latin origin meaning “victory”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with V and ending in “-cky”. US birth records list Vicky for girls from 1912 to 2025, in 111 of those 114 years. Its best year was 1957, when it ranked #142 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #4,067, with 35 babies.

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