Vicky

Where Vicky comes from

The dictionaries list Vicky as a given name — a diminutive of the female given name Victoria, also used as a formal given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1912
    First appearance
    #2,979 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1949
    Vicky Leandros born
    Greek singer
  3. 1957
    Peak, #142
    2,942 babies named Vicky — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1965
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #231.
  5. 1983
    Vicky Krieps born
    Luxembourgian-German actress
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the female given name Victoria, also used as a formal given name.
Namesakes
  • Vicky Leandros · Greek singer, born 1949
  • Vicky Krieps · Luxembourgian-German actress, born 1983
  • Vicky Kaushal · Indian actor, born 1988
  • Vicky Vette · Norwegian-Canadian pornographic actress, born 1965
  • Vicky McClure · British actress, born 1983

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.