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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201929peak #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 1929

  • 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: 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: #300 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,201 girlsMNIllinois: #194 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,327 girlsILWisconsin: #201 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,583 girlsWIMichigan: #182 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsMINew York: #155 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 886 girlsNYMassachusetts: #150 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,126 girlsMARhode Island: #160 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 981 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #156 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 767 girlsSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedIAIndiana: #226 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,898 girlsINOhio: #204 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,606 girlsOHPennsylvania: #157 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 1,077 girlsPANew Jersey: #165 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,081 girlsNJConnecticut: #129 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 655 girlsCTCalifornia: #115 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 510 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedUTColorado: #154 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 692 girlsCONebraska: #268 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,122 girlsNEMissouri: #315 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,767 girlsMOKentucky: #306 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,405 girlsKYWest Virginia: #236 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,514 girlsWVVirginia: #305 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,968 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedDEArizona: #165 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 610 girlsAZNew Mexico: #71 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 258 girlsNMKansas: #206 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,274 girlsKSArkansas: #334 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,282 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #275 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,110 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #190 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,141 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #420 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,800 girlsOKLouisiana: #176 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 765 girlsLAMississippi: #275 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,790 girlsMSAlabama: #493 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,005 girlsALGeorgia: #302 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,504 girlsGAHawaii: #72 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 270 girlsHITexas: #138 for girls · 96 births · 1 in 628 girlsTXFlorida: #202 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,023 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#71 · 1 in 258
  2. Hawaii#72 · 1 in 270
  3. California#115 · 1 in 510
  4. Connecticut#129 · 1 in 655
  5. Texas#138 · 1 in 628

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#71161 in 258
Hawaii#72131 in 270
California#115701 in 510
Connecticut#129171 in 655
Texas#138961 in 628
Massachusetts#150281 in 1,126
Colorado#154121 in 692
New York#1551091 in 886
South Dakota#15671 in 767
Pennsylvania#157771 in 1,077
Rhode Island#16051 in 981
Arizona#16571 in 610
New Jersey#165271 in 1,081
Louisiana#176281 in 765
Michigan#182341 in 1,236
South Carolina#190171 in 1,141
Illinois#194431 in 1,327
Wisconsin#201151 in 1,583
Florida#202121 in 1,023
Ohio#204321 in 1,606
Kansas#206111 in 1,274
Indiana#226131 in 1,898
West Virginia#236121 in 1,514
Nebraska#26851 in 2,122
Mississippi#275121 in 1,790
North Carolina#275171 in 2,110
Minnesota#30061 in 3,201
Georgia#302121 in 2,504
Virginia#30581 in 2,968
Kentucky#306111 in 2,405
Missouri#315101 in 2,767
Arkansas#33481 in 2,282
Oklahoma#42061 in 3,800
Alabama#49351 in 6,005
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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 1929

girls
#216
825 births · 1 in 1,353 girls
boys
#2,317
12 births · 1 in 89,635 boys

Top girls' names in 1929

  1. #1Mary63,512
  2. #2Betty36,675
  3. #3Dorothy31,476
  4. #4Helen20,983
  5. #5Margaret19,212
  6. #6Doris16,498
  7. #7Barbara16,038
  8. #8Ruth16,021
  9. #9Shirley14,576
  10. #10Patricia13,624
  11. #216Victoria825

Top boys' names in 1929

  1. #1Robert59,807
  2. #2James52,135
  3. #3John52,112
  4. #4William47,815
  5. #5Charles29,930
  6. #6Richard29,572
  7. #7Donald27,181
  8. #8George23,020
  9. #9Joseph21,165
  10. #10Edward17,220
  11. #2,317Victoria12
More about 1929

girls

1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 1,353 of them was named Victoria, which outranked 95.9% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Victoria
  1. #213Lorene853
  2. #214Priscilla842
  3. #215Sadie828
  4. #216Victoria825
  5. #217Melba817
  6. #218Winifred816
  7. #219Diane796
Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,951Dorla#2,623 → #672
  2. ↑ 797Ingrid#1,738 → #941
  3. ↑ 534Sydell#1,502 → #968
  4. ↑ 521Elenor#1,502 → #981
  5. ↑ 406Jeanine#888 → #482
Fallers
  1. ↓ 937Joline#888 → #1,825
  2. ↓ 259Mafalda#936 → #1,195
  3. ↓ 250Lorelei#994 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 249Ardelle#888 → #1,137
  5. ↓ 234Charmaine#420 → #654

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

boys

1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 89,635 of them was named Victoria, which outranked 49.0% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Victoria
  1. #2,199Vilas13
  2. #2,199Wiliam13
  3. #2,199Woodford13
  4. #2,317Victoria12
  5. #2,317Agnes12
  6. #2,317Albion12
  7. #2,317Amon12
  8. #2,452Aden11
  9. #2,452Alexis11
  10. #2,452Alfons11

Tied with 134 names at #2,317; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,188Davey#2,843 → #655
  2. ↑ 554Davie#1,413 → #859
  3. ↑ 374Derald#1,095 → #721
  4. ↑ 358Vernal#1,353 → #995
  5. ↑ 350Ken#1,228 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 530Adolf#950 → #1,480
  2. ↓ 426Quinton#913 → #1,339
  3. ↓ 349Thornton#963 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 346Verlyn#891 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 346Isidore#891 → #1,237

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

See the top 100 for 1929 →