# Vikram (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/vikram/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,084 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,084 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 281, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Hindi विक्रम (vikram), from Sanskrit विक्रम (vikrama).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 39 | 2,996 |
| 2012 | 46 | 2,675 |
| 2013 | 54 | 2,362 |
| 2014 | 58 | 2,297 |
| 2015 | 41 | 2,915 |
| 2016 | 53 | 2,435 |
| 2017 | 52 | 2,492 |
| 2018 | 43 | 2,842 |
| 2019 | 52 | 2,554 |
| 2020 | 36 | 3,200 |
| 2021 | 31 | 3,647 |
| 2022 | 55 | 2,514 |
| 2023 | 61 | 2,313 |
| 2024 | 62 | 2,312 |
| 2025 | 43 | 2,937 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | 2,390 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2,458 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2,403 |
| 2014 | 5 | 3,362 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3,908 |
| 2016 | 8 | 2,556 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2,693 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4,702 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3,334 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2,493 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2,165 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2,007 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,270 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2,133 |

## People named Vikram

- Vikram Sarabhai, father of Indian space programme (1919–1971)
- Vikramjit Singh, Dutch cricketer
- Vikram S. Pandit, Banker
- Vik Sahay, actor
- Vikkstar123, English YouTuber and musician (born 1995)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.