Names / Boy names
Viggo
Current rank
#1,697
and rising
All-time peak
#1,697
in 2025
First recorded
1913
in U.S. data
Children named
1,000
since 1913
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,697 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Battle, war. It first shows up in American naming data in 1913. It has been picking up quiet momentum lately, though it stays below the top 1,000. Only about 1,000 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.