boy's name

Vigo

  • Origin Swedish
  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 150

Vigo is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Vigo is a name of Swedish origin.
  • Peaked in France in 2022, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2007.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Vigo over time

Births per decade in France, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Vigo by decade in France
Decade Births
2000s 15
2010s 20
2020s (to 2025) 30

How popular is Vigo?

In 2025, Vigo was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Vigo is used

Canada #2,537 7 in 2021
England & Wales #4,929 4 in 2025
France #6,291 5 in 2025
United States #8,715 9 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Vigo

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Vigo also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Vigo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Vigo

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Vigo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Vigo

How popular is the name Vigo?

In 2025, Vigo was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Vigo a girl's or a boy's name?

Vigo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Vigo?

Vigo has 2 syllables.

When was Vigo most popular?

Vigo peaked in 2022, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Vigo a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Vigo currently ranks #4,929 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.