Vikas

Vikas

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Vikas means expanding, progress or development in Sanskrit. It is often used as a masculine given name in Greater India. You would find people with this name all over India. Vikas and Pragati both means development. But Vikas name is given to males while Pragati to females.

From Wikipedia

Vikas first appears in the data in 1970 and has been recorded in 44 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1983 with 22 babies (rank #2,336 that year). It was not in the 2024 data.

Numerology of Vikas

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Vikas yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

518

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1970	6	#4,707
1971	6	#4,891
1972	9	#3,608
1973	10	#3,439
1974	9	#3,827
1975	9	#3,940
1976	15	#2,819
1977	13	#3,193
1978	11	#3,604
1979	13	#3,346
1980	17	#2,824
1981	16	#2,889
1982	17	#2,827
1983	22	#2,336
1984	20	#2,525
1985	16	#3,065
1986	16	#3,123
1987	11	#4,228
1988	11	#4,433
1989	13	#4,261
1990	11	#4,979
1991	14	#4,215
1992	12	#4,855
1993	6	#8,655
1994	14	#4,524
1995	13	#4,778
1996	11	#5,520
1997	13	#4,944
1998	12	#5,451
1999	21	#3,697
2000	13	#5,567
2001	5	#12,227
2002	11	#6,504
2003	16	#5,031
2004	14	#5,787
2005	8	#9,055
2006	10	#7,965
2007	6	#12,276
2008	10	#8,278
2009	5	#14,386
2010	9	#8,745
2011	6	#12,200
2012	9	#8,824
2013	9	#8,737

Year

Babies

Rank

1970

#4,707

1971

#4,891

1972

#3,608

1973

#3,439

1974

#3,827

1975

#3,940

1976

#2,819

1977

#3,193

1978

#3,604

1979

#3,346

1980

#2,824

1981

#2,889

1982

#2,827

1983

#2,336

1984

#2,525

1985

#3,065

1986

#3,123

1987

#4,228

1988

#4,433

1989

#4,261

1990

#4,979

1991

#4,215

1992

#4,855

1993

#8,655

1994

#4,524

1995

#4,778

1996

#5,520

1997

#4,944

1998

#5,451

1999

#3,697

2000

#5,567

2001

#12,227

2002

#6,504

2003

#5,031

2004

#5,787

2005

#9,055

2006

#7,965

2007

#12,276

2008

#8,278

2009

#14,386

2010

#8,745

2011

#12,200

2012

#8,824

2013

#8,737