Vicie
Feminine
Vicie is an old American short form, and the name it most likely shortens has a counterintuitive history in England. Sixty-three years of a queen carrying it did remarkably little for its popularity.
How old is the name Vicie?
Vicie first appears in US birth records in 1884 — 141 years ago. The typical Vicie alive today was born around 1920, making them about 105 years old. About 100 people named Vicie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Vicie most popular?
Vicie peaked in 1887, reaching #860 nationally. See the whole 1887 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Vicie
Victoria was essentially unused in England before the nineteenth century; the queen had it from her German mother and was called by a different name as a child. What is surprising is what happened next, which is very little. Her name was put on stations, streets, waterfalls, states, a lake and a great many public buildings, and it was given to relatively few English girls while she was alive. Royal names do not automatically spread; they spread when the person is fashionable rather than merely present, and a monarch who spent decades in visible mourning was not. The name became genuinely popular in English-speaking countries about a century after she died.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Victoria is the usual parent and its Latin sense is settled. This short form is recorded on its own and the record does not say which longer name, if any, stands behind it.
Pronouncing Vicie
VY-see
Two syllables with the stress in front. VIS-ee, with a short first vowel, is also recorded.
Nicknames for Vicie
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1884
- Most girls named
- 192031 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #860reached in 1887
- Change vs 1964
- 0.0%5 in 1969, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Vicies among us
people named Vicie are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Vicie sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Two syllables and five letters: quick to write and easy to remember.
- It is genuinely rare without containing a difficult sound.
- It has a documented place in the earlier American record.
- Two pronunciations are in circulation and the spelling settles neither.
- It reads as a name of a much older generation, which is either the appeal or the obstacle.
- No origin is documented, so the meaning question has a likely answer rather than a certain one.
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Frequently asked
- How many Vicies are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 100 people named Vicie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Vicie in 2025?
- Vicie is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Vicie with classmates?
- Vicie will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More V names
The most-given names starting with V, all years combined.
Virginia#525 · Victoria#54 · Valerie#127 · Vanessa#377 · Vivian#70 · Veronica#427 · Violet#13 · Vicki
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