Given name & surname
Vikki
“victory”
In English use, Vikki is a diminutive of Victoria. The Latin word victoria means “victory,” the central association carried by the name.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Vikki is a diminutive of Victoria. The Latin word victoria means “victory,” the central association carried by the name.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Vikki is a diminutive of Victoria. Victoria is used in English and Spanish and is connected with the Latin name Victorius.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Vikki is a diminutive of Victoria. In Finnish usage, Vikki as a surname developed from the Swedish form Qvick. In English use, Vikki is a diminutive of Victoria. The shared background comes through Victoria: Victoria can be understood as the feminine form of Victorius. Victoria may also reflect direct use of the Latin word for victory; the two paths are closely related but not identical.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1939. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Vikki is a diminutive of Victoria. The history of Victoria gives this family its wider story. Queen Victoria’s accession in 1837 made the name more familiar in England. Wider popularity among the British public came much later, during the twentieth century.
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Vikki through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,487
- 0 boys · 6,487 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 295 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 295 in 1957. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,814 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vikki’s family of names
In English usage, Vikki is a diminutive of Victoria. In Finnish usage, Vikki as a surname developed from the Swedish form Qvick. In English usage, Vikki has a related form in Vicky.
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Around the world
Vikki has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Vikki
- Vikki CarrMexican-American recording artist; singer, actressborn 1941
- Vikki SladeBritish politician, from 2024, member of the UK Parliamentborn 1972
- Vikki LaMottaformer ex-wife of boxer Jake LaMotta (1930-2005)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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