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Vijay

100% boys · 5 born in 2025

Vijay has been given to about 1,495 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 1,380
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Vijay per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 49
  • Born in 20255
  • All time1,495

How popular is Vijay?

Its best year was 2006, when 49 babies were given the name, ranking 2511th. The typical living American called Vijay is about 32 years old today.

Names that sound like Vijay

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jay0.62
  2. Ajay0.62
  3. Vidal0.60
  4. Vihaan0.53
  5. Ray0.47
  6. Clay0.47
  7. Shay0.47
  8. Gray0.47

Middle names for Vijay

Ranked by flow score
  1. Vijay John0.77
  2. Vijay Lee0.77
  3. Vijay Dean0.76
  4. Vijay Bryce0.76
  5. Vijay Ross0.76
  6. Vijay Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Vijay

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.83
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.80
  3. Elishaeither · 0.80
  4. Marisolsister · 0.80
  5. Nathanaelbrother · 0.80
  6. Kareembrother · 0.79

Where Vijay is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Vijay Anderson0.74
    2. Vijay White0.72
    3. Vijay Reyes0.72
    4. Vijay Nguyen0.72
    5. Vijay Moore0.72
    6. Vijay Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Vijay

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.