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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #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 1925

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedAKMaine: #215 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,317 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #240 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,185 girlsMNIllinois: #179 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,134 girlsILWisconsin: #198 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,612 girlsWIMichigan: #161 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,023 girlsMINew York: #139 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 776 girlsNYMassachusetts: #150 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 929 girlsMARhode Island: #126 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 570 girlsRIOregon: #170 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 990 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: #317 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,996 girlsIAIndiana: #216 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,678 girlsINOhio: #259 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,401 girlsOHPennsylvania: #130 for girls · 135 births · 1 in 702 girlsPANew Jersey: #123 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 598 girlsNJConnecticut: #105 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 437 girlsCTCalifornia: #131 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 605 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedUTColorado: #171 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 878 girlsCONebraska: #226 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,479 girlsNEMissouri: #337 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,128 girlsMOKentucky: #308 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,306 girlsKYWest Virginia: #223 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,468 girlsWVVirginia: #248 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,983 girlsVAMaryland: #185 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,277 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedDEArizona: #83 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 300 girlsAZNew Mexico: #89 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 337 girlsNMKansas: #217 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,328 girlsKSArkansas: #219 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,144 girlsARTennessee: #415 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,159 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #252 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,728 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #170 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,001 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #378 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,873 girlsOKLouisiana: #162 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 699 girlsLAMississippi: #264 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,653 girlsMSAlabama: #319 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,749 girlsALGeorgia: #374 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,869 girlsGAHawaii: #179 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 601 girlsHITexas: #133 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 582 girlsTXFlorida: #163 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 786 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#83 · 1 in 300
  2. New Mexico#89 · 1 in 337
  3. Connecticut#105 · 1 in 437
  4. New Jersey#123 · 1 in 598
  5. Rhode Island#126 · 1 in 570

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#83131 in 300
New Mexico#89131 in 337
Connecticut#105281 in 437
New Jersey#123521 in 598
Rhode Island#126101 in 570
Pennsylvania#1301351 in 702
California#131611 in 605
Texas#1331061 in 582
New York#1391291 in 776
Massachusetts#150381 in 929
Michigan#161401 in 1,023
Louisiana#162341 in 699
Florida#163191 in 786
Oregon#17061 in 990
South Carolina#170241 in 1,001
Colorado#171101 in 878
Hawaii#17961 in 601
Illinois#179531 in 1,134
Maryland#185111 in 1,277
Wisconsin#198151 in 1,612
Maine#21551 in 1,317
Indiana#216161 in 1,678
Kansas#217121 in 1,328
Arkansas#219191 in 1,144
West Virginia#223141 in 1,468
Nebraska#22681 in 1,479
Minnesota#240101 in 2,185
Virginia#248141 in 1,983
North Carolina#252231 in 1,728
Ohio#259231 in 2,401
Mississippi#264141 in 1,653
Kentucky#308131 in 2,306
Iowa#31771 in 2,996
Alabama#319121 in 2,749
Missouri#337101 in 3,128
Georgia#37491 in 3,869
Oklahoma#37891 in 2,873
Tennessee#41571 in 4,159
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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 1925

girls
#196
1,046 births · 1 in 1,164 girls

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #196Victoria1,046
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 1,164 of them was named Victoria, which outranked 96.6% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Victoria
  1. #193Henrietta1,059
  2. #194Sadie1,051
  3. #195Jeannette1,050
  4. #196Victoria1,046
  5. #197Angelina1,028
  6. #197Della1,028
  7. #199Adeline1,022
Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 605Nanette#1,475 → #870
  2. ↑ 417Paulina#1,258 → #841
  3. ↑ 353Estela#1,258 → #905
  4. ↑ 323Delois#1,123 → #800
  5. ↑ 313Veola#1,301 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 610Kathlyn#999 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 396Izetta#951 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 355Loma#941 → #1,296
  4. ↓ 345Phylis#880 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 309Eris#728 → #1,037

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

See the top 100 for 1925 →