The first name Viggo
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 26 boys were named Viggo, making it the 1,124th most popular boys’ name.
244
babies named Viggo, 1996–2025
#1,124
rank in 2025
2025
peak year
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Viggo with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Viggo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 97 boys born in the United States were named Viggo, the 1,697th most popular boys’ name that year.
1,055
babies named Viggo since 1880
#1,697
rank in 2025
2025
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.
Famous people named Viggo
13 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Viggo MortensenAmerican actor, born 1958
- Viggo KampmannDanish politician (1910-1976)
- Viggo JensenDanish sportsman (1874–1930)
- Viggo LarsenDanish actor and film director (1880–1957)
- Viggo JohansenDanish painter (1851-1935)
- Prince Viggo, Count of RosenborgDanish Royal (1893–1970)
- Viggo JensenDanish footballer (born 1947)
- Viggo FausböllDanish educator, translator, orientalist and linguist (1821–1908)
- Viggo DibbernDanish gymnast (1900–1982)
- Viggo StuckenbergDanish poet and novelist (1863-1905)
- Viggo BrøndalDanish philologist (1887–1942)
- Count Ingolf of RosenborgFormer Danish prince (born 1940); elder son of Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, and Pri
Questions
- How popular is the name Viggo?
- In 2025, 26 boys born in England and Wales were named Viggo, ranking 1,124th.
- Is Viggo a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,055 US babies named Viggo since 1880 were boys.
- When was Viggo most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 97 babies were named Viggo, its highest rank at 1,697th.