Vickye
A feminine diminutive variation of the name Victoria from Latin meaning "victory".
Name Census estimates that about 132 living Americans carry the first name Vickye. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Vickye today is around 69 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Vickye births was 1952 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Vickye. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Vickye is about 69 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Vickyes were born before 1967.
People living today
132
~ 1 in 2,596,624 Americans
Peak year
1952
24 babies that year
Average age
69
years old
1968 SSA rank
#8,167
Tracked since 1947
Census
Vickye in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 184 people with the first name Vickye, which placed it at #40,443 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#40,443
National first-name rank
People counted
184
184 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
58.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Vickye
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Vickye is White at 58.7%. The next largest groups are Black (35.3%) and Two or More Races (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Vickye described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Vickye at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White58.7% · 108
- Black or African American35.3% · 65
- Two or more races3.8% · 7
- Hispanic or Latino1.6% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Popularity
Vickye: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Vickye from the 1940s through to the 1960s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 109 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1950s peak, Vickye remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Vickye by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Vickye during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Vickyes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Vickye
The name Vickye is a feminine given name, derived from the Old English name Vicc, a shortened form of the Germanic name Viccus. The root of this name is believed to come from the Proto-Germanic word "wik," meaning "village" or "dwelling place."
Historically, the name Vickye was primarily used in England during the Middle Ages. It gained popularity as a variant spelling of the more common name Vickie or Vicky, which itself was a diminutive form of the name Victoria. The earliest recorded use of the name Vickye can be traced back to the 13th century in England.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Vickye was Vickye de Beaumont, a 14th-century English noblewoman who was a prominent figure during the reign of King Edward III. She was known for her involvement in the court and her patronage of the arts.
Another historical figure with the name Vickye was Vickye Wycliffe, a 15th-century English religious reformer and scholar. She was a prominent figure in the Lollard movement and was known for her criticisms of the Catholic Church and her efforts to translate the Bible into English.
In the 16th century, Vickye Greville was an English courtier and a close confidant of Queen Elizabeth I. She played a significant role in the Elizabethan court and was known for her intelligence and wit.
During the 17th century, Vickye Fanshawe was an English writer and memoirist. She is best known for her memoirs, which provide a valuable insight into the life of an English gentlewoman during the English Civil War.
In the 19th century, Vickye Peel was a British philanthropist and social reformer. She was a prominent figure in the women's suffrage movement and worked tirelessly to improve the lives of working-class women and children.
While the name Vickye has its roots in Old English and has been used throughout history, it has never been a particularly common name. However, it has maintained a presence as a unique and distinctive variant of the more popular names Vickie and Vicky.
People
Vickye + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Vickye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with V
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Vickye: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vickye?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 132 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Vickye going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,596,624 US residents.
Is Vickye a common name?
We classify Vickye as "Very Rare". It ranks above 68.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 187 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Vickye most popular?
The single biggest year for Vickye was 1952, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Vickye is about 69 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Vickye in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 184 people with the name Vickye, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #40,443 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Vickye in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Vickye?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Vickye appears almost entirely female. Of the 185 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Vickye?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Vickye is White at 58.7%. The next largest groups are Black (35.3%) and Two or More Races (3.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Vickye most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Vickye in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.7% (108 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Vickye in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Vickye a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Vickye in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Vickye still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Vickye in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Vickye can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Vickye?
See how many Americans are named Vickye on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.