Vikram
Boy · VIK-rum · Sanskrit
Vikram is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “valour, prowess”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 2,883rd for boys in the US (43 babies).
What does Vikram mean?
Sanskrit: from vikrama
“valour, prowess”
Linked to Vikramaditya, the legendary king of Ujjain celebrated in Indian folk tales.
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- VIK-rum
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Is Vikram a girl's or a boy's name?
Vikram is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 43 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Vikram in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Vikram, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Vikram in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Vikram in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 14 | #1,605 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 17 | #1,183 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 21 | #918 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,021 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 21 | #811 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Vikram in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,883among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 43about 1 in 40,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 43 boys in the US were named Vikram, making it the 2,883rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,135th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 65 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Vikram in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Vikram in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43 | #2,883 |
| 2024 | 62 | #2,288 |
| 2023 | 61 | #2,289 |
| 2022 | 55 | #2,492 |
| 2021 | 31 | #3,579 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3,135 |
| 2019 | 52 | #2,524 |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,795 |
| 2017 | 52 | #2,449 |
| 2016 | 53 | #2,412 |
| 2015 | 41 | #2,863 |
| 2014 | 58 | #2,275 |
| 2013 | 54 | #2,335 |
| 2012 | 46 | #2,631 |
| 2011 | 39 | #2,949 |
| 2010 | 52 | #2,401 |
| 2009 | 51 | #2,485 |
| 2008 | 48 | #2,582 |
| 2007 | 49 | #2,533 |
| 2006 | 46 | #2,577 |
| 2005 | 56 | #2,159 |
| 2004 | 48 | #2,340 |
| 2003 | 54 | #2,073 |
| 2002 | 62 | #1,829 |
| 2001 | 51 | #2,046 |
| 2000 | 65 | #1,721 |
| 1999 | 46 | #2,060 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,596 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,057 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,068 |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,439 |
| 1994 | 29 | #2,551 |
| 1993 | 34 | #2,252 |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,357 |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,600 |
| 1990 | 30 | #2,303 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,192 |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,165 |
| 1986 | 33 | #1,835 |
| 1985 | 43 | #1,523 |
| 1984 | 32 | #1,763 |
| 1983 | 18 | #2,576 |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,928 |
| 1981 | 42 | #1,478 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,788 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,798 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,555 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,416 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,797 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,373 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,313 |
Nicknames for Vikram
- Vik
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