Victor

Last seen for girls in 2016 at #16,215 · #209 for boys in 2025, 1,664 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1918 · 3,183 births
Debut · boys
100 births
In top 100 · boys
74 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
330,413
since 1880

Victor over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201980peak #63, 1918boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#2091,664
2024—#2131,684
2023—#2171,697
2022—#2141,772
2021—#2091,819
2020—#2001,906
2019—#1862,105
2018—#1772,224
2017—#1652,410
2016#16,2155#1642,464
2015—#1612,573
2014#16,5135#1512,690
2013#14,5826#1432,731
2012#12,1998#1352,873
2011#16,7645#1422,893
2010#14,9596#1283,181
2009—#1173,544
2008#12,5798#1123,781
2007#11,6309#1044,275
2006#9,90111#1044,312
2005#14,5026#1054,140
2004#7,07716#1024,289
2003#9,67110#964,436
2002#11,1088#1003,935
2001#8,19612#963,921
2000#8,53411#974,053
1999#8,22311#954,016
1998#6,71914#973,997
1997#6,48314#1053,701
1996#5,28018#1003,924
1995#5,01919#904,098
1994#5,24918#934,056
1993#3,98726#914,207
1992#3,50331#874,293
1991#3,20734#854,335
1990#3,81327#824,445
1989#2,61843#893,905
1988#2,70039#893,628
1987#2,78035#913,307
1986#2,72435#883,293
1985#3,08429#883,341
1984#2,62535#903,178
1983#2,78331#952,970
1982#2,58136#993,002
1981#3,85920#1042,840
1980#3,31825#1072,822
1979#2,99728#1052,634
1978#2,80129#1032,549
1977#3,08325#1042,548
1976#3,09523#1002,528
1975#3,51419#952,680
1974#2,92224#962,621
1973#2,62927#1032,579
1972#2,35631#1072,619
1971#2,54229#1132,885
1970#2,64727#1063,089
1969#3,31817#1023,042
1968#2,05634#1012,940
1967#3,08517#973,194
1966#2,66821#1013,267
1965#2,29327#983,682
1964#2,47525#973,943
1963#2,70421#974,056
1962#2,60522#964,208
1961#2,19729#994,301
1960#2,24627#1034,188
1959#2,59620#1073,815
1958#2,26025#1073,739
1957#2,56320#984,080
1956#3,18614#963,908
1955#3,37712#1013,437
1954#2,18624#1033,367
1953#5,0406#1063,099
1952#2,92114#1072,996
1951#3,28411#1102,733
1950#5,3015#1062,713
1949#2,99912#1162,519
1948#4,2057#1152,477
1947#3,44810#1212,355
1946#3,21710#1202,130
1945#2,91610#952,631
1944#4,0546#1072,162
1943#2,86111#972,613
1942#2,53713#992,397
1941#3,2528#1181,667
1940#2,73710#1201,567
1939#3,4297#1191,475
1938#2,9409#1171,561
1937#2,73510#1171,542
1936#4,1815#1161,517
1935#2,43912#1161,545
1934#2,56711#1221,420
1933#3,4067#1161,431
1932#2,49012#1101,612
1931#1,80319#1091,623
1930#1,87519#1001,844
1929#2,01117#1001,941
1928#2,28415#991,946
1927#2,33915#981,983
1926#1,99719#942,016
1925#2,01819#892,119
1924#1,77024#902,189
1923#2,02119#882,226
1922#2,47914#862,322
1921#2,12018#832,407
1920#2,07918#812,349
1919#2,26415#682,751
1918#2,67412#633,183
1917#1,65222#782,207
1916#2,49812#782,215
1915#3,4347#742,211
1914#2,6388#761,559
1913#2,8276#801,177
1912#1,84410#81989
1911—#81493
1910#2,3985#90372
1909—#89320
1908—#88308
1907#2,0615#99245
1906—#93249
1905—#90268
1904—#98218
1903—#98196
1902—#97205
1901—#100169
1900—#92269
1899—#100175
1898—#97205
1897—#95190
1896—#96201
1895—#98196
1894—#100180
1893—#103172
1892—#96200
1891—#103154
1890—#114138
1889—#104158
1888—#120134
1887—#113119
1886—#105146
1885—#100143
1884—#116124
1883—#12599
1882—#127109
1881—#112110
1880—#135100
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Victor was already there! It came in at #135, and was given to 100 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1888, when fewer than 150 boys a year got the name.

Where Victor is popular in 1980

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Victor, so not publishedAKMaine: #162 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,444 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Victor, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Victor, so not publishedNHWashington: #149 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,073 boysWAIdaho: #189 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,426 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Victor, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Victor, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Victor, so not publishedMNIllinois: #104 for boys · 153 births · 1 in 565 boysILWisconsin: #233 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,712 boysWIMichigan: #170 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,320 boysMINew York: #70 for boys · 296 births · 1 in 380 boysNYMassachusetts: #92 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 633 boysMARhode Island: #72 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 393 boysRIOregon: #127 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 827 boysORNevada: #101 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 587 boysNVWyoming: #93 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 491 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Victor, so not publishedSDIowa: #180 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,737 boysIAIndiana: #201 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,898 boysINOhio: #177 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,569 boysOHPennsylvania: #164 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,446 boysPANew Jersey: #73 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 403 boysNJConnecticut: #90 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 561 boysCTCalifornia: #57 for boys · 768 births · 1 in 250 boysCAUtah: #206 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,610 boysUTColorado: #110 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 651 boysCONebraska: #212 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,815 boysNEMissouri: #208 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,779 boysMOKentucky: #213 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,008 boysKYWest Virginia: #223 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,329 boysWVVirginia: #168 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,210 boysVAMaryland: #121 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 731 boysMDDelaware: #129 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 758 boysDEArizona: #68 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 322 boysAZNew Mexico: #57 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 245 boysNMKansas: #142 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 943 boysKSArkansas: #143 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 811 boysARTennessee: #198 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,524 boysTNNorth Carolina: #156 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,010 boysNCSouth Carolina: #193 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,075 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #90 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 438 boysDCOklahoma: #184 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,275 boysOKLouisiana: #183 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 937 boysLAMississippi: #111 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 556 boysMSAlabama: #203 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,372 boysALGeorgia: #157 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 895 boysGAHawaii: #130 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 629 boysHITexas: #68 for boys · 406 births · 1 in 329 boysTXFlorida: #103 for boys · 108 births · 1 in 553 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New Mexico#57 · 1 in 245
  2. California#57 · 1 in 250
  3. Arizona#68 · 1 in 322
  4. Texas#68 · 1 in 329
  5. New York#70 · 1 in 380

Best ever in a state: #17 in Nevada, 1917.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#577681 in 250
New Mexico#57461 in 245
Arizona#68701 in 322
Texas#684061 in 329
New York#702961 in 380
Rhode Island#72141 in 393
New Jersey#731061 in 403
Connecticut#90311 in 561
District of Columbia#90181 in 438
Massachusetts#92551 in 633
Wyoming#9381 in 491
Nevada#10191 in 587
Florida#1031081 in 553
Illinois#1041531 in 565
Colorado#110351 in 651
Mississippi#111361 in 556
Maryland#121321 in 731
Oregon#127241 in 827
Delaware#12951 in 758
Hawaii#130111 in 629
Kansas#142191 in 943
Arkansas#143201 in 811
Washington#149291 in 1,073
North Carolina#156381 in 1,010
Georgia#157461 in 895
Maine#16251 in 1,444
Pennsylvania#164531 in 1,446
Virginia#168281 in 1,210
Michigan#170511 in 1,320
Ohio#177521 in 1,569
Iowa#180131 in 1,737
Louisiana#183391 in 937
Oklahoma#184181 in 1,275
Idaho#18961 in 1,426
South Carolina#193201 in 1,075
Tennessee#198221 in 1,524
Indiana#201221 in 1,898
Alabama#203201 in 1,372
Utah#206121 in 1,610
Missouri#208211 in 1,779
Nebraska#21271 in 1,815
Kentucky#213141 in 2,008
West Virginia#22361 in 2,329
Wisconsin#233131 in 2,712
Alaska———
Minnesota———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
South Dakota———
Vermont———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Victor
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 4 spots since 2024 (#213 → #209)
  • 9 spots since 2020 (#200 → #209)
  • 48 spots since 2015 (#161 → #209)
  • Biggest jump: 23 spots in 1881 (#135 → #112)
  • Biggest drop: 25 spots in 1946 (#95 → #120)
Rise & fade · boys
38 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1918 at #63 (3,183 births)
  • Births halved by 1933, 15 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 74 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 74 yrs · run 1894–1930
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 318
  • Highest: 1 in 318 boys born in 1918 were named Victor (0.31%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,026 boys born in 2025 (0.10%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 12.4% of all boys named Victor (41,072) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,242#100 (1885)#116
1890s1,811#95 (1897)#100
1900s2,447#88 (1908)#94
1910s17,157#63 (1918)#77
1920s21,498#81 (1920)#91
1930s15,570#100 (1930)#114
1940s22,518#95 (1945)#111
1950s33,887#96 (1956)#104
1960s36,821#96 (1962)#99
1970s26,732#95 (1975)#103
1980s32,286#88 (1985)#94
1990s41,072#82 (1990)#93
2000s40,686#96 (2003)#103
2010s26,144#128 (2010)#155
2020s10,542#200 (2020)#210

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Victor in 1980

girls
#3,318
25 births · 1 in 66,412 girls
boys
#107
2,822 births · 1 in 632 boys

Top girls' names in 1980

  1. #1Jennifer58,374
  2. #2Amanda35,811
  3. #3Jessica33,924
  4. #4Melissa31,629
  5. #5Sarah25,757
  6. #6Heather19,973
  7. #7Nicole19,917
  8. #8Amy19,833
  9. #9Elizabeth19,529
  10. #10Michelle19,119
  11. #3,318Victor25

Top boys' names in 1980

  1. #1Michael68,683
  2. #2Christopher49,079
  3. #3Jason48,164
  4. #4David41,891
  5. #5James39,312
  6. #6Matthew37,834
  7. #7Joshua36,052
  8. #8John35,274
  9. #9Robert34,266
  10. #10Joseph30,185
  11. #107Victor2,822
More about 1980

girls

1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 66,412 of them was named Victor, which outranked 72.7% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Victor
  1. #3,215Tiphanie26
  2. #3,215Tyree26
  3. #3,215Yulanda26
  4. #3,318Victor25
  5. #3,318Alita25
  6. #3,318Allisa25
  7. #3,318Amanada25
  8. #3,411Adelaida24
  9. #3,411Adelita24
  10. #3,411Alejandro24

Tied with 92 names at #3,318; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,510Renada#2,218 → #708
  2. ↑ 1,173Tai#2,112 → #939
  3. ↑ 1,036Anya#1,592 → #556
  4. ↑ 601Chimere#1,503 → #902
  5. ↑ 517Brynn#1,442 → #925
Fallers
  1. ↓ 529Marlana#989 → #1,518
  2. ↓ 494Kizzy#647 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 369January#748 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 361Carisa#836 → #1,197
  5. ↓ 328Latonia#841 → #1,169

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 632 of them was named Victor, which outranked 98.5% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Victor
  1. #104Ian2,909
  2. #105Jamie2,845
  3. #106Troy2,831
  4. #107Victor2,822
  5. #108Tony2,727
  6. #109Bobby2,724
  7. #110Jesus2,700
Biggest movers since 1979
Risers
  1. ↑ 381Gideon#1,370 → #989
  2. ↑ 296Bo#864 → #568
  3. ↑ 270Anson#1,137 → #867
  4. ↑ 266Dustan#1,255 → #989
  5. ↑ 255Dusty#614 → #359
Fallers
  1. ↓ 366Harris#991 → #1,357
  2. ↓ 362Tracey#842 → #1,204
  3. ↓ 331Jevon#780 → #1,111
  4. ↓ 321Kennith#937 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 267Levar#644 → #911

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1980 →