Vijay

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Vijay is a Hindi or Sanskrit name meaning “victory” or “conquering,” with Vijen as a variant.

Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book

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Usage of Vijay in different languages / cultures

The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Vijay against each list of names.

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Arabic

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Bulgarian

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Chinese

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Cornish

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Czech

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Danish

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Dutch

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English

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Estonian

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Filipino

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Finnish

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French

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Georgian

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German

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Greek

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Hawaiian

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Hebrew

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Hindi

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Hungarian

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Indonesian

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Irish

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Italian

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Japanese

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Khmer

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Latin

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Persian

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Portuguese

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Romanian

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Russian

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Scottish

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Yiddish

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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Vijay is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.

Vijay in official name statistics

United States

In 2025, 5 boys were named Vijay, making it the #12008 boys' name in the US. Since 1963, 1,495 boys have been named Vijay, with the most (49) in 2006.

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Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.