Fun Facts About the Name Vijay
- More than 1 thousand babies named Vijay: U.S. records list 1,495 babies given the name Vijay from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Vijay Mean?
Vijay is a masculine name derived from Sanskrit Vijaya (विजय), which means "victory" or "conquest." The Sanskrit word is formed from the verbal root ji-, "to conquer or defeat," with the prefix vi-. As an ordinary Sanskrit noun, vijaya denotes victory, so the name's meaning is literal rather than a later symbolic interpretation.
Vijay Name History & Origins
The name goes back to Sanskrit Vijaya, which is used as a personal name and as an epithet in classical Indian literature. In the Mahabharata, Vijaya is one of the names of Arjuna and is also the name of a divine bow. In modern Hindi and several other North Indian languages, the final -a of the Sanskrit form is dropped, giving Vijay; the fuller Vijaya also remains in use. The name is common in India and Nepal and among diaspora communities from those regions.
How Popular is the Name Vijay?
Vijay has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2006. Its best rank was #1,395 in 1982.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,771 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #10,731 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #8,782 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #13,922 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #9,680 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #9,616 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #8,103 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #7,565 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #7,036 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #5,709 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #8,736 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #5,707 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #5,184 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #4,227 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2009 | #5,782 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #3,217 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 2007 | #3,305 | 34 | 0.0016% |
| 2006 | #2,511 | 49 | 0.0024% |
| 2005 | #2,464 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 2004 | #2,418 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 2003 | #2,670 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 2002 | #2,681 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2001 | #2,792 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 2000 | #2,327 | 42 | 0.0021% |
| 1999 | #2,262 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 1998 | #2,503 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1997 | #2,901 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1996 | #2,437 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1995 | #2,293 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1994 | #2,761 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1993 | #1,904 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 1992 | #2,404 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1991 | #2,603 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1990 | #2,164 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 1989 | #2,538 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1988 | #1,946 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1987 | #2,055 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #1,614 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1985 | #1,671 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1984 | #1,654 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1983 | #1,787 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1982 | #1,395 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 1981 | #1,628 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1980 | #1,473 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1979 | #1,787 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1978 | #1,567 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 1977 | #1,512 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 1976 | #2,051 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1975 | #2,062 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1974 | #2,123 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1973 | #2,215 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1972 | #3,949 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #3,650 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #4,706 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #2,545 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #3,353 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #3,542 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #4,512 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #4,410 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #4,594 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Vijay Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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