Victoria
Latin for victory, and the name of the Roman goddess who personified it. The long reign of Queen Victoria fixed it in English use.
Victoria in 2025
Victoria was given to 4,027 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 139th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 823 babies born.
The history of Victoria
Victoria reached its highest point in 1993, when 12,958 babies were given the name, ranking 50th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 529,191 babies have been named Victoria. Half of them were born before 1993, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Victoria by decade
| Decade | Babies named Victoria | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,440 | 229 |
| 1890s | 2,479 | 223 |
| 1900s | 3,692 | 202 |
| 1910s | 10,790 | 205 |
| 1920s | 10,601 | 301 |
| 1930s | 6,261 | 409 |
| 1940s | 20,805 | 189 |
| 1950s | 49,218 | 142 |
| 1960s | 37,865 | 146 |
| 1970s | 31,002 | 151 |
| 1980s | 53,545 | 99 |
| 1990s | 117,721 | 50 |
| 2000s | 85,105 | 57 |
| 2010s | 71,084 | 65 |
| 2020s | 27,583 | 95 |
Where Victoria is heading
Victoria has fallen 47% over the past decade, from 7,636 babies in 2015 to 4,027 in 2025.
Names like Victoria
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Victoria.