Victor
Latin victor, meaning conqueror. Early Christians favoured it for the sense of victory over death, and several popes and martyrs bore it.
Victor in 2025
Victor was given to 1,664 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 412th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,992 babies born.
The history of Victor
Victor reached its highest point in 1990, when 4,472 babies were given the name, ranking 159th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 149th, in 1918.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 332,220 babies have been named Victor. Half of them were born before 1974, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Victor by decade
| Decade | Babies named Victor | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,242 | 254 |
| 1890s | 1,811 | 276 |
| 1900s | 2,452 | 275 |
| 1910s | 17,254 | 149 |
| 1920s | 21,676 | 194 |
| 1930s | 15,681 | 233 |
| 1940s | 22,615 | 206 |
| 1950s | 34,038 | 207 |
| 1960s | 37,061 | 201 |
| 1970s | 26,994 | 203 |
| 1980s | 32,614 | 168 |
| 1990s | 41,284 | 159 |
| 2000s | 40,777 | 166 |
| 2010s | 26,179 | 221 |
| 2020s | 10,542 | 355 |
Where Victor is heading
Victor has fallen 35% over the past decade, from 2,573 babies in 2015 to 1,664 in 2025.
Names like Victor
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Victor.