Vigo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- VEE-go
- Origin
- Old Norse
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Vigo is a boys' name of Old Norse origin, meaning “battle”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Vigo mean?
Old Norse: Scandinavian form of Viggo, from vig 'battle'
“battle”
Vigo is also a port city in Galicia, Spain, whose name comes from Latin vicus, 'village'.
Is Vigo a girl's or a boy's name?
Vigo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Vigo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Vigo, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2011, with 5 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Vigo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
Names like Vigo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Viggo, Iago, Luca, Perez, Cruz, Crue, Thiago, Arlo, Jago, Neco, Santiago, Pablo
More Old Norse names
Freya, Ronnie, Ralph, Eric, Astrid, Colby, Rafe, Odin, Ralphie, Erik, Freyja, Erick, Bo, Ronald, Bjorn, Erica
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Vigo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vigo, updated 20 October 2026.