Victoria

#54 for girls in 2025, 4,027 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #8,312
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1998 · 12,148 births
Debut · girls
93 births
In top 100 · girls
62 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
527,915
since 1880

Victoria over time

girls

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

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201924peak #16, 1998girls
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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#544,027—
2024#484,281#8,3129
2023#454,454—
2022#434,782—
2021#434,713#10,7996
2020#345,303#8,7398
2019#256,380#12,1455
2018#217,134#9,6707
2017#197,314#7,54610
2016#217,329—
2015#207,630#10,6446
2014#198,012#8,1309
2013#257,215#9,6557
2012#286,871#8,1589
2011#236,896#10,8086
2010#326,236#8,8038
2009#316,371#7,23611
2008#277,127#12,5535
2007#297,435#12,3675
2006#277,653#8,7328
2005#287,961#4,82417
2004#288,279#2,56942
2003#229,251#5,27114
2002#219,785#7,6438
2001#2110,179#6,44510
2000#2010,926#4,20418
1999#1611,874#4,53715
1998#1612,148#4,01917
1997#1911,795#3,73818
1996#1811,859#3,40620
1995#2012,252#2,92324
1994#1912,694#3,03023
1993#1912,925#2,29533
1992#2211,907#2,83424
1991#2810,912#2,09535
1990#339,109#2,01237
1989#447,637#1,47656
1988#427,283#2,14629
1987#506,255#2,16927
1986#545,676#1,66238
1985#595,426#1,97529
1984#595,076#2,70617
1983#585,046#1,95527
1982#654,255#2,42620
1981#873,689#2,77916
1980#1032,929#3,09814
1979#1192,674—
1978#1212,457#3,21512
1977#1072,702#3,8369
1976#923,036#3,7249
1975#1052,713#2,45017
1974#1042,844#3,12011
1973#953,070#2,40516
1972#993,206#2,32316
1971#973,722#4,3756
1970#854,460#1,88922
1969#834,390#2,30814
1968#824,286#2,10915
1967#933,664#2,24213
1966#1033,362#1,75719
1965#1083,480#1,98716
1964#1293,157#2,54611
1963#1303,246#2,11515
1962#1213,705#2,50411
1961#1144,149#2,70610
1960#1144,294#3,0778
1959#1134,153#1,97417
1958#1094,466#3,2757
1957#885,328#2,01916
1956#855,388#2,62810
1955#825,359#2,55810
1954#854,978#3,4526
1953#825,164#3,4256
1952#745,603#3,0957
1951#814,907#3,0667
1950#943,781#3,6815
1949#963,669#3,0197
1948#1083,131#3,3166
1947#1232,739#3,0967
1946#1222,388#2,6908
1945#1062,670#2,00912
1944#1391,815#3,1096
1943#1641,467—
1942#1701,372#2,9407
1941#216814—
1940#243687—
1939#241675—
1938#260588#3,5345
1937#252629#2,4799
1936#269507—
1935#256603#2,7198
1934#259585#3,6795
1933#249600#2,5429
1932#258592#2,8498
1931#228712#3,0957
1930#228713#3,5926
1929#216825#2,31712
1928#217833#2,38712
1927#205959#4,2105
1926#200963—
1925#1961,046—
1924#1941,102—
1923#1901,150#2,9509
1922#1861,145#2,80110
1921#1791,238#3,8696
1920#1731,286—
1919#1541,429#3,7366
1918#1341,758#3,7286
1917#1581,334#3,9815
1916#1501,340#3,1777
1915#1511,266—
1914#1451,026—
1913#147825—
1912#150711—
1911#160503—
1910#142574—
1909#160426—
1908#156435—
1907#159400—
1906#159362—
1905#163343—
1904#167320—
1903#156330—
1902#151339—
1901#142346—
1900#148391—
1899#156289—
1898#171276—
1897#180234—
1896#158281—
1895#160269—
1894#163251—
1893#168223—
1892#165229—
1891#164204—
1890#158223—
1889#167175—
1888#152207—
1887#155157—
1886#150162—
1885#141163—
1884#158124—
1883#159110—
1882#136132—
1881#134117—
1880#14893—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Victoria was already there! It came in at #148, and was given to 93 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 140 girls a year got the name.

Where Victoria is popular in 1924

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedNHWashington: #218 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,649 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #203 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,294 girlsNDMinnesota: #187 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,269 girlsMNIllinois: #203 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,447 girlsILWisconsin: #200 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,574 girlsWIMichigan: #143 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 833 girlsMINew York: #133 for girls · 148 births · 1 in 685 girlsNYMassachusetts: #135 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 750 girlsMARhode Island: #154 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 842 girlsRIOregon: #166 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 888 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedIAIndiana: #263 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,354 girlsINOhio: #203 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,564 girlsOHPennsylvania: #130 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 771 girlsPANew Jersey: #123 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 561 girlsNJConnecticut: #150 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 820 girlsCTCalifornia: #136 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 621 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedUTColorado: #172 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 837 girlsCONebraska: #304 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,484 girlsNEMissouri: #253 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,786 girlsMOKentucky: #279 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,114 girlsKYWest Virginia: #207 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,198 girlsWVVirginia: #332 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,607 girlsVAMaryland: #125 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 655 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedDEArizona: #84 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 306 girlsAZNew Mexico: #98 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 356 girlsNMKansas: #374 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,317 girlsKSArkansas: #312 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,970 girlsARTennessee: #361 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,320 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #284 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,434 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #169 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 950 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #345 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,565 girlsOKLouisiana: #146 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 641 girlsLAMississippi: #258 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,521 girlsMSAlabama: #288 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,169 girlsALGeorgia: #261 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,019 girlsGAHawaii: #184 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 610 girlsHITexas: #129 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 573 girlsTXFlorida: #161 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 702 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#84 · 1 in 306
  2. New Mexico#98 · 1 in 356
  3. New Jersey#123 · 1 in 561
  4. Maryland#125 · 1 in 655
  5. Texas#129 · 1 in 573

Best ever in a state: #4 in Rhode Island, 1998.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#84121 in 306
New Mexico#98121 in 356
New Jersey#123571 in 561
Maryland#125221 in 655
Texas#1291091 in 573
Pennsylvania#1301291 in 771
New York#1331481 in 685
Massachusetts#135501 in 750
California#136611 in 621
Michigan#143491 in 833
Louisiana#146381 in 641
Connecticut#150161 in 820
Rhode Island#15471 in 842
Florida#161191 in 702
Oregon#16671 in 888
South Carolina#169261 in 950
Colorado#172111 in 837
Hawaii#18461 in 610
Minnesota#187181 in 1,269
Wisconsin#200161 in 1,574
Illinois#203431 in 1,447
North Dakota#20351 in 1,294
Ohio#203371 in 1,564
West Virginia#207181 in 1,198
Washington#21861 in 1,649
Missouri#253181 in 1,786
Mississippi#258151 in 1,521
Georgia#261171 in 2,019
Indiana#263121 in 2,354
Kentucky#279151 in 2,114
North Carolina#284171 in 2,434
Alabama#288151 in 2,169
Nebraska#30451 in 2,484
Arkansas#312111 in 1,970
Virginia#33281 in 3,607
Oklahoma#345101 in 2,565
Tennessee#36191 in 3,320
Kansas#37451 in 3,317
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Victoria
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 6 spots since 2024 (#48 → #54)
  • 20 spots since 2020 (#34 → #54)
  • 34 spots since 2015 (#20 → #54)
  • Biggest jump: 46 spots in 1942 (#216 → #170)
  • Biggest drop: 30 spots in 1932 (#228 → #258)
Rise & fade · girls
118 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1998 at #16 (12,148 births)
  • Births halved by 2020, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 62 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 62 yrs · run 1981–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 140
  • Highest: 1 in 140 girls born in 1993 were named Victoria (0.71%)
  • Latest: 1 in 399 girls born in 2025 (0.25%)
  • Its best rank, #16 in 1998, was only 1 in 145 (0.69%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 22.3% of all girls named Victoria (117,475) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,440#134 (1881)#150
1890s2,479#156 (1899)#164
1900s3,692#142 (1901)#156
1910s10,766#134 (1918)#149
1920s10,547#173 (1920)#196
1930s6,204#228 (1930)#250
1940s20,752#96 (1949)#149
1950s49,127#74 (1952)#89
1960s37,733#82 (1968)#108
1970s30,884#85 (1970)#102
1980s53,272#42 (1988)#62
1990s117,475#16 (1998)#21
2000s84,967#20 (2000)#25
2010s71,017#19 (2014)#23
2020s27,560#34 (2020)#45

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

Victoria in 1924

girls
#194
1,102 births · 1 in 1,133 girls

Top girls' names in 1924

  1. #1Mary73,534
  2. #2Dorothy39,996
  3. #3Helen31,194
  4. #4Betty30,600
  5. #5Margaret26,547
  6. #6Ruth23,601
  7. #7Virginia18,620
  8. #8Mildred15,853
  9. #9Doris15,786
  10. #10Frances15,183
  11. #194Victoria1,102
More about 1924

girls

1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 1,133 of them was named Victoria, which outranked 96.7% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Victoria
  1. #191Adeline1,142
  2. #192Henrietta1,136
  3. #193Sadie1,120
  4. #194Victoria1,102
  5. #195Angelina1,082
  6. #196Johnnie1,072
  7. #197Fern1,059
Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 459Bettylou#1,327 → #868
  2. ↑ 374Doloris#1,350 → #976
  3. ↑ 332Gaynell#1,283 → #951
  4. ↑ 313Toby#1,305 → #992
  5. ↑ 262Letty#1,213 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Izola#966 → #1,354
  2. ↓ 305Fumiko#953 → #1,258
  3. ↓ 303Clemmie#941 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 276Cruz#793 → #1,069
  5. ↓ 271Eris#457 → #728

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

See the top 100 for 1924 →