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Vikram

Boy

Meaning of Vikram: Sanskrit: 'valorous' or 'stride of Vishnu'

Vikram is a boy's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2860th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 4270th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2860

43 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4270

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,084

First recorded 1969 · peak 2000

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 42 babies1982: 28 babies1983: 18 babies1984: 32 babies1985: 43 babies1986: 33 babies1987: 27 babies1988: 28 babies1989: 29 babies1990: 30 babies19901991: 26 babies1992: 31 babies1993: 34 babies1994: 29 babies1995: 31 babies1996: 41 babies1997: 43 babies1998: 32 babies1999: 46 babies2000: 65 babies20002001: 51 babies2002: 62 babies2003: 54 babies2004: 48 babies2005: 56 babies2006: 46 babies2007: 49 babies2008: 48 babies2009: 51 babies2010: 52 babies20102011: 39 babies2012: 46 babies2013: 54 babies2014: 58 babies2015: 41 babies2016: 53 babies2017: 52 babies2018: 43 babies2019: 52 babies2020: 36 babies20202021: 31 babies2022: 55 babies2023: 61 babies2024: 62 babies2025: 43 babies
US babies named Vikram per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 65.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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