Viggo
2025 SSA
About Viggo
Though to most Americans Viggo is a one-person name attached to intense actor Mortensen, it is actually an old Norse name dating back to the Vikings, and is currently the 32nd most popular appellation in Sweden. Viggo Mortensen is a Jr., sharing his name with his Danish father.
We think this name is so, well, vigorous, that it might appeal to others as well. Taylor and Natalie Hanson seemed to agree when they chose it for their fourth child.
Pronounced VIG-oh.
As of October 2026, Viggo ranked #1697 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #681.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,841 | 42 | 21.9 |
| 2015 | #2,913 | 41 | 21.4 |
| 2016 | #3,155 | 37 | 19.5 |
| 2017 | #2,595 | 49 | 26.5 |
| 2018 | #2,631 | 48 | 26.4 |
| 2019 | #3,047 | 40 | 22.3 |
| 2020 | #2,918 | 41 | 23.8 |
| 2021 | #2,152 | 67 | 38.3 |
| 2022 | #2,080 | 73 | 41.8 |
| 2023 | #1,830 | 88 | 51.4 |
| 2024 | #1,980 | 79 | 45.9 |
| 2025 | #1,697 | 97 | 56.8 |
World rankings
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Viggo on lists
Famous Viggos
- Viggo Peter Mortensen
Jr., Danish,American actor, poet, musician, photographer and painter
- Viggo Olfert Fischer Kampmann
Prime Minister of Denmark
- (Harald) Viggo Hansteen
Norwegian politician
- Viggo Brun
Norwegian mathematician
- Viggo Christensen
first Lord Mayor of Copenhagen
- Viggo Moriah Hanson (b. 2008)
son of American musician Taylor Hanson
- Viggo Sebastian Turnbull (b. 2017)
son of actress Nadia Bjorlin and husband Grant Turnbull
Viggo in pop culture
- Viggo Grimborn
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