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    The first name Vic

    A boy’s name.

    Pronounced /vɪk/ 1 syllable Male

    Meaning and origin

    A diminutive of the male given name Victor.

    Vic is a short form of

    .

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Vic at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2023, 7 boys born in the United States were named Vic, the 10,737th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1958, when 80 were.

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    2,155
    babies named Vic since 1880
    #10,737
    rank in 2023
    1958
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Vic in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Вик
    Vik
    Bulgarian, also Вики
    維克 /维克
    Wéikè
    Chinese
    Βικ
    Vik
    Greek
    ヴィク
    Viku
    Japanese, also ヴィック, ビク
    빅
    Bik
    Korean

    Famous people named Vic

    30 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Vic Morrow
      American actor (1929–1982)
    • Vic Seixas
      American tennis player (1923–2024)
    • Vic Wild
      American-born Russian snowboarder, born 1986
    • Vic Elford
      British racing driver (1935–2022)
    • Vic Damone
      American singer and actor (1928–2018)
    • Vic Darchinyan
      Armenian boxer, born 1976
    • Vic Tayback
      American actor (1930–1990)
    • Vic Mignogna
      American voice actor, born 1962
    • Vic Wunderle
      American archer, born 1976
    • Vic Fuentes
      American musician, born 1983
    • Vic Firth
      American musician (1930–2015)
    • Vic Lindquist
      Canadian ice hockey player (1908–1983)

    Questions

    Is Vic a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 2,155 US babies named Vic since 1880 were boys.
    When was Vic most popular?
    1958 in the United States, when 80 babies were named Vic, its highest rank at 847th.
    How do you pronounce Vic?
    Vic is /vɪk/, one syllable.