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
- Peak · girls
- 1998 · 12,148 births
- Debut · girls
- 93 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 62 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 527,915since 1880
Victoria over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #54 | 4,027 | — | |
| 2024 | #48 | 4,281 | #8,312 | 9 |
| 2023 | #45 | 4,454 | — | |
| 2022 | #43 | 4,782 | — | |
| 2021 | #43 | 4,713 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #34 | 5,303 | #8,739 | 8 |
| 2019 | #25 | 6,380 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #21 | 7,134 | #9,670 | 7 |
| 2017 | #19 | 7,314 | #7,546 | 10 |
| 2016 | #21 | 7,329 | — | |
| 2015 | #20 | 7,630 | #10,644 | 6 |
| 2014 | #19 | 8,012 | #8,130 | 9 |
| 2013 | #25 | 7,215 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #28 | 6,871 | #8,158 | 9 |
| 2011 | #23 | 6,896 | #10,808 | 6 |
| 2010 | #32 | 6,236 | #8,803 | 8 |
| 2009 | #31 | 6,371 | #7,236 | 11 |
| 2008 | #27 | 7,127 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #29 | 7,435 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #27 | 7,653 | #8,732 | 8 |
| 2005 | #28 | 7,961 | #4,824 | 17 |
| 2004 | #28 | 8,279 | #2,569 | 42 |
| 2003 | #22 | 9,251 | #5,271 | 14 |
| 2002 | #21 | 9,785 | #7,643 | 8 |
| 2001 | #21 | 10,179 | #6,445 | 10 |
| 2000 | #20 | 10,926 | #4,204 | 18 |
| 1999 | #16 | 11,874 | #4,537 | 15 |
| 1998 | #16 | 12,148 | #4,019 | 17 |
| 1997 | #19 | 11,795 | #3,738 | 18 |
| 1996 | #18 | 11,859 | #3,406 | 20 |
| 1995 | #20 | 12,252 | #2,923 | 24 |
| 1994 | #19 | 12,694 | #3,030 | 23 |
| 1993 | #19 | 12,925 | #2,295 | 33 |
| 1992 | #22 | 11,907 | #2,834 | 24 |
| 1991 | #28 | 10,912 | #2,095 | 35 |
| 1990 | #33 | 9,109 | #2,012 | 37 |
| 1989 | #44 | 7,637 | #1,476 | 56 |
| 1988 | #42 | 7,283 | #2,146 | 29 |
| 1987 | #50 | 6,255 | #2,169 | 27 |
| 1986 | #54 | 5,676 | #1,662 | 38 |
| 1985 | #59 | 5,426 | #1,975 | 29 |
| 1984 | #59 | 5,076 | #2,706 | 17 |
| 1983 | #58 | 5,046 | #1,955 | 27 |
| 1982 | #65 | 4,255 | #2,426 | 20 |
| 1981 | #87 | 3,689 | #2,779 | 16 |
| 1980 | #103 | 2,929 | #3,098 | 14 |
| 1979 | #119 | 2,674 | — | |
| 1978 | #121 | 2,457 | #3,215 | 12 |
| 1977 | #107 | 2,702 | #3,836 | 9 |
| 1976 | #92 | 3,036 | #3,724 | 9 |
| 1975 | #105 | 2,713 | #2,450 | 17 |
| 1974 | #104 | 2,844 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #95 | 3,070 | #2,405 | 16 |
| 1972 | #99 | 3,206 | #2,323 | 16 |
| 1971 | #97 | 3,722 | #4,375 | 6 |
| 1970 | #85 | 4,460 | #1,889 | 22 |
| 1969 | #83 | 4,390 | #2,308 | 14 |
| 1968 | #82 | 4,286 | #2,109 | 15 |
| 1967 | #93 | 3,664 | #2,242 | 13 |
| 1966 | #103 | 3,362 | #1,757 | 19 |
| 1965 | #108 | 3,480 | #1,987 | 16 |
| 1964 | #129 | 3,157 | #2,546 | 11 |
| 1963 | #130 | 3,246 | #2,115 | 15 |
| 1962 | #121 | 3,705 | #2,504 | 11 |
| 1961 | #114 | 4,149 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #114 | 4,294 | #3,077 | 8 |
| 1959 | #113 | 4,153 | #1,974 | 17 |
| 1958 | #109 | 4,466 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #88 | 5,328 | #2,019 | 16 |
| 1956 | #85 | 5,388 | #2,628 | 10 |
| 1955 | #82 | 5,359 | #2,558 | 10 |
| 1954 | #85 | 4,978 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #82 | 5,164 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #74 | 5,603 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1951 | #81 | 4,907 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #94 | 3,781 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #96 | 3,669 | #3,019 | 7 |
| 1948 | #108 | 3,131 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #123 | 2,739 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #122 | 2,388 | #2,690 | 8 |
| 1945 | #106 | 2,670 | #2,009 | 12 |
| 1944 | #139 | 1,815 | #3,109 | 6 |
| 1943 | #164 | 1,467 | — | |
| 1942 | #170 | 1,372 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #216 | 814 | — | |
| 1940 | #243 | 687 | — | |
| 1939 | #241 | 675 | — | |
| 1938 | #260 | 588 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #252 | 629 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #269 | 507 | — | |
| 1935 | #256 | 603 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #259 | 585 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #249 | 600 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #258 | 592 | #2,849 | 8 |
| 1931 | #228 | 712 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1930 | #228 | 713 | #3,592 | 6 |
| 1929 | #216 | 825 | #2,317 | 12 |
| 1928 | #217 | 833 | #2,387 | 12 |
| 1927 | #205 | 959 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #200 | 963 | — | |
| 1925 | #196 | 1,046 | — | |
| 1924 | #194 | 1,102 | — | |
| 1923 | #190 | 1,150 | #2,950 | 9 |
| 1922 | #186 | 1,145 | #2,801 | 10 |
| 1921 | #179 | 1,238 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #173 | 1,286 | — | |
| 1919 | #154 | 1,429 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #134 | 1,758 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #158 | 1,334 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #150 | 1,340 | #3,177 | 7 |
| 1915 | #151 | 1,266 | — | |
| 1914 | #145 | 1,026 | — | |
| 1913 | #147 | 825 | — | |
| 1912 | #150 | 711 | — | |
| 1911 | #160 | 503 | — | |
| 1910 | #142 | 574 | — | |
| 1909 | #160 | 426 | — | |
| 1908 | #156 | 435 | — | |
| 1907 | #159 | 400 | — | |
| 1906 | #159 | 362 | — | |
| 1905 | #163 | 343 | — | |
| 1904 | #167 | 320 | — | |
| 1903 | #156 | 330 | — | |
| 1902 | #151 | 339 | — | |
| 1901 | #142 | 346 | — | |
| 1900 | #148 | 391 | — | |
| 1899 | #156 | 289 | — | |
| 1898 | #171 | 276 | — | |
| 1897 | #180 | 234 | — | |
| 1896 | #158 | 281 | — | |
| 1895 | #160 | 269 | — | |
| 1894 | #163 | 251 | — | |
| 1893 | #168 | 223 | — | |
| 1892 | #165 | 229 | — | |
| 1891 | #164 | 204 | — | |
| 1890 | #158 | 223 | — | |
| 1889 | #167 | 175 | — | |
| 1888 | #152 | 207 | — | |
| 1887 | #155 | 157 | — | |
| 1886 | #150 | 162 | — | |
| 1885 | #141 | 163 | — | |
| 1884 | #158 | 124 | — | |
| 1883 | #159 | 110 | — | |
| 1882 | #136 | 132 | — | |
| 1881 | #134 | 117 | — | |
| 1880 | #148 | 93 | — | |
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 1989
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#24 · 1 in 120
- District of Columbia#27 · 1 in 96
- Mississippi#28 · 1 in 144
- Louisiana#29 · 1 in 152
- Texas#29 · 1 in 166
Best ever in a state: #4 in Rhode Island, 1998.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #24 | 76 | 1 in 120 |
| District of Columbia | #27 | 16 | 1 in 96 |
| Mississippi | #28 | 95 | 1 in 144 |
| Louisiana | #29 | 169 | 1 in 152 |
| Texas | #29 | 804 | 1 in 166 |
| South Carolina | #32 | 134 | 1 in 148 |
| New Jersey | #33 | 300 | 1 in 160 |
| Rhode Island | #33 | 42 | 1 in 128 |
| Florida | #34 | 421 | 1 in 183 |
| New York | #34 | 632 | 1 in 188 |
| Georgia | #35 | 255 | 1 in 164 |
| Nevada | #35 | 39 | 1 in 158 |
| Connecticut | #37 | 118 | 1 in 162 |
| Virginia | #37 | 215 | 1 in 173 |
| Delaware | #38 | 25 | 1 in 148 |
| Tennessee | #39 | 156 | 1 in 191 |
| North Carolina | #40 | 201 | 1 in 202 |
| Maryland | #41 | 154 | 1 in 180 |
| Massachusetts | #42 | 204 | 1 in 189 |
| Arizona | #43 | 118 | 1 in 215 |
| Alabama | #44 | 108 | 1 in 210 |
| Colorado | #45 | 103 | 1 in 200 |
| Arkansas | #46 | 61 | 1 in 205 |
| California | #47 | 1,001 | 1 in 244 |
| Vermont | #48 | 16 | 1 in 172 |
| Kentucky | #49 | 95 | 1 in 224 |
| Pennsylvania | #49 | 341 | 1 in 211 |
| Idaho | #50 | 28 | 1 in 183 |
| Kansas | #53 | 61 | 1 in 232 |
| Hawaii | #54 | 22 | 1 in 230 |
| Oregon | #55 | 66 | 1 in 243 |
| Washington | #55 | 114 | 1 in 259 |
| Illinois | #56 | 294 | 1 in 263 |
| Maine | #56 | 29 | 1 in 217 |
| Missouri | #57 | 125 | 1 in 260 |
| Alaska | #58 | 16 | 1 in 221 |
| Ohio | #58 | 258 | 1 in 271 |
| Michigan | #59 | 208 | 1 in 291 |
| Oklahoma | #61 | 65 | 1 in 265 |
| Indiana | #63 | 116 | 1 in 296 |
| New Hampshire | #63 | 29 | 1 in 238 |
| South Dakota | #71 | 14 | 1 in 262 |
| Wisconsin | #71 | 86 | 1 in 341 |
| Minnesota | #78 | 74 | 1 in 382 |
| West Virginia | #79 | 26 | 1 in 338 |
| Nebraska | #84 | 25 | 1 in 365 |
| Utah | #104 | 28 | 1 in 480 |
| Montana | #107 | 9 | 1 in 399 |
| Iowa | #108 | 32 | 1 in 496 |
| North Dakota | #109 | 8 | 1 in 469 |
| Wyoming | #115 | 5 | 1 in 361 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1998 at #16 (12,148 births)
- Births halved by 2020, 22 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 62 yrs · run 1981–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 22.3% of all girls named Victoria (117,475) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,440 | #134 (1881) | #150 |
| 1890s | 2,479 | #156 (1899) | #164 |
| 1900s | 3,692 | #142 (1901) | #156 |
| 1910s | 10,766 | #134 (1918) | #149 |
| 1920s | 10,547 | #173 (1920) | #196 |
| 1930s | 6,204 | #228 (1930) | #250 |
| 1940s | 20,752 | #96 (1949) | #149 |
| 1950s | 49,127 | #74 (1952) | #89 |
| 1960s | 37,733 | #82 (1968) | #108 |
| 1970s | 30,884 | #85 (1970) | #102 |
| 1980s | 53,272 | #42 (1988) | #62 |
| 1990s | 117,475 | #16 (1998) | #21 |
| 2000s | 84,967 | #20 (2000) | #25 |
| 2010s | 71,017 | #19 (2014) | #23 |
| 2020s | 27,560 | #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 1989
Top girls' names in 1989
Top boys' names in 1989
More about 1989
girls
1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 241 of them was named Victoria, which outranked 99.7% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 35,731 of them was named Victoria, which outranked 84.0% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,452Stefano57
- #1,452Tobin57
- #1,452Yoel57
- #1,476Victoria56
- #1,476Alek56
- #1,476Bob56
- #1,476Brennon56
- #1,492Abner55
- #1,492Adriel55
- #1,492Aramis55
Tied with 15 names at #1,476; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.