Vijay
2 syllables
♂ Male ◎ Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Tamil / Telugu / Nepali ◈ 2 syllables
"Conquering"

From Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Tamil / Telugu / Nepali

Conquering Read more about the origin of this name below ↓

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Vijay at a glance
MeaningConquering
OriginHindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Tamil / Telugu / Nepali
GenderMale
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 4
US Rank (today)#9429
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Origin & history of Vijay
1
Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Tamil / Telugu / Nepali roots
Vijay comes from the Hindi / Indian / Kannada / Malayalam / Marathi / Punjabi / Sanskrit / Tamil / Telugu / Nepali tradition, meaning Conquering.
How popular is Vijay?
2006 peak year
Vijay first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1963. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2006, 49 babies received the name (ranked #2511). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #9429), with roughly 9 babies named Vijay each year. Vijay has been declining in recent years. In total, around 1,490 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
49 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,511)
9 Avg. per year
(last decade)
90 Total registrations
last 10 years
1,490 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #9,429) Rare
↓ Declining in recent years
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Numerology of Vijay
4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
V4
I9
J1
A1
Y7
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
Personality of Vijay
🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
📐
Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
💪
Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
🌿
Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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