Vikram

Where Vikram comes from

From Hindi विक्रम (vikram), from Sanskrit विक्रम (vikrama).
— Wiktionary's entry for Vikram
Along the way
  1. 1969
    First appearance
    #3,314 among boys, 8 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1981
    Peak, #1,479
    42 babies named Vikram — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1983
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #2,577.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes

We look up famous namesakes for names that have made the top 1,000. Vikram hasn't yet.

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.