Vijay
Origin
Tamil
Syllables
2
Peak era
1960s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
victory (Sanskrit vijaya). In Tamil Nadu it is the defining screen name of a generation, carried by the actor-politician Vijay; among Tamil men it peaks in the 1970s-90s birth cohorts, so today it reads as a dad name at home while staying an easy, recognizable pick abroad
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 1960s2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Vijay peaked in the 1960s.
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