The first name Vijay

Vijay last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 4 boys. It peaked in 1996, with 19 births (#784).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Vijay with other names.

In 2025, 5 boys born in the United States were named Vijay, the 13,771st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 49 were.

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.

• Vijay Singh
  Fijian-Indian professional golfer (born 1963)
• Vijay Rupani
  Chief Minister of Gujarat from 2016 to 2021
• Vijay Anand
  Film director, actor (1934–2004)
• Vijay Iyer
  American composer, pianist, bandleader, producer, and writer, born 1971
• Vijay Seshadri
  American poet, born 1954
• Vijay Yeshudas
  Bollywood singer, born 1979
• Vijay Krishna Acharya
  Filmmaker, born 1968

• Bodhi
• Aryan
• Arjun
• Amar
• Ishaan
• Hari
• Yuvraj
• Ajay
• Rishi
• Vivaan
• Aditya
• Ananya
• Nikhil
• Arun
• Ravi
• Shiv

All 288 names of Sanskrit origin

What does the name Vijay mean?

Transliteration of Hindi विजय (vijay).

What is the origin of the name Vijay?

Transliteration of Hindi विजय (vijay).

How popular is the name Vijay?

In 2023, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Vijay, ranking 4,107th. Its peak was 1996, with 19 births.

Is Vijay a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,495 US babies named Vijay since 1880 were boys.

When was Vijay most popular?

2006 in the United States, when 49 babies were named Vijay, its highest rank at 2,511th.