Viggo

Meaning: Battle, fight; alternate theory: one who lies in a cradle
Origin: Old Norse

Boy's name · #1697 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Viggo is climbing: on the charts since 1913, it reached #1697 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 100 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,100 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

See where Viggo is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Viggo is especially popular in Denmark.

#8 in Denmark (2025) · #35 in Sweden (2025) · #306 in Norway (2025) · #332 in Belgium (2025) · #559 in Netherlands (2025) · #705 in France (2025) · #791 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,148 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,276 in Canada (2024).

Famous Viggos

Viggo Mortensen — American actor
Viggo Jensen — Danish sportsman (1874–1930)
Viggo Brun — Norwegian mathematician (1885–1978)
Viggo Kampmann — Danish politician (1910–1976)
Viggo Larsen — Danish actor and film director (1880–1957)

What Viggos become

Among 181 notable people named Viggo:

Artists & writers appear 1.66× more often than among typical names — e.g. Viggo Johansen, Danish painter (1851–1935).

Similar names: Truitt · Vyom · Indigo · Theoden · Rune · Stellan

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