Victory
#4,265 for girls in 2025, 33 births · #4,396 for boys in 2025, 23 births
Given to girls 71.5% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1918 · 78 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,759since 1898
Victory over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. 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 | #4,265 | 33 | #4,396 | 23 |
| 2024 | #3,822 | 39 | #5,241 | 18 |
| 2023 | #3,274 | 49 | #6,517 | 13 |
| 2022 | #3,123 | 52 | #4,701 | 21 |
| 2021 | #2,674 | 64 | #4,118 | 25 |
| 2020 | #2,580 | 66 | #7,034 | 11 |
| 2019 | #2,681 | 64 | #6,406 | 13 |
| 2018 | #2,841 | 59 | #5,770 | 15 |
| 2017 | #3,247 | 49 | #4,594 | 21 |
| 2016 | #3,280 | 49 | #5,555 | 16 |
| 2015 | #3,429 | 46 | #5,999 | 14 |
| 2014 | #2,969 | 57 | #6,632 | 12 |
| 2013 | #3,404 | 46 | #8,118 | 9 |
| 2012 | #3,782 | 41 | #6,626 | 12 |
| 2011 | #3,843 | 39 | #6,256 | 13 |
| 2010 | #3,159 | 52 | #7,087 | 11 |
| 2009 | #2,730 | 66 | #8,985 | 8 |
| 2008 | #4,448 | 34 | #6,763 | 12 |
| 2007 | #5,526 | 25 | #8,173 | 9 |
| 2006 | #5,086 | 27 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #5,999 | 20 | #7,096 | 10 |
| 2004 | #8,716 | 12 | #6,976 | 10 |
| 2003 | #4,668 | 27 | — | |
| 2002 | #7,444 | 14 | #6,088 | 11 |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #7,580 | 13 | — | |
| 1999 | #6,484 | 15 | — | |
| 1998 | #5,799 | 17 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | #6,163 | 15 | #4,960 | 12 |
| 1996 | #5,280 | 18 | #7,971 | 6 |
| 1995 | #5,677 | 16 | — | |
| 1994 | #4,687 | 21 | — | |
| 1993 | #7,498 | 11 | #6,816 | 7 |
| 1992 | #7,067 | 12 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #7,987 | 10 | #5,942 | 8 |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #7,111 | 10 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | — | |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | — | |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | — | |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | — | #3,838 | 10 | |
| 1979 | — | — | ||
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #3,614 | 10 |
| 1977 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | #7,296 | 7 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | — | |
| 1974 | — | #3,837 | 8 | |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | — | #3,963 | 7 | |
| 1971 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | #5,061 | 10 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | #2,735 | 10 |
| 1967 | — | #3,559 | 6 | |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #2,465 | 11 |
| 1965 | #4,494 | 9 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1962 | #3,293 | 15 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #2,538 | 11 |
| 1960 | — | #3,337 | 7 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,663 | 10 | |
| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 | #3,944 | 5 |
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | — | |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | — | |
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | — | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | — | |
| 1951 | — | — | ||
| 1950 | #3,962 | 8 | — | |
| 1949 | — | — | ||
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | — | |
| 1947 | — | — | ||
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | #1,332 | 36 | #1,581 | 18 |
| 1944 | #1,742 | 23 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #1,251 | 42 | #1,910 | 15 |
| 1942 | #1,101 | 51 | #2,042 | 13 |
| 1941 | — | — | ||
| 1940 | — | #3,459 | 5 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,480 | 5 | |
| 1938 | — | #3,534 | 5 | |
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
| 1935 | — | — | ||
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | #3,268 | 6 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,776 | 5 | |
| 1931 | — | — | ||
| 1930 | — | — | ||
| 1929 | #4,570 | 5 | — | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | — | #3,780 | 6 | |
| 1926 | #4,306 | 6 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | — | |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | — | — | ||
| 1922 | #2,958 | 11 | — | |
| 1921 | — | — | ||
| 1920 | #2,590 | 13 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,649 | 24 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #809 | 78 | #1,648 | 21 |
| 1917 | — | — | ||
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 | — | |
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | — | — | ||
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
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| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | #1,420 | 8 | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | #1,932 | 5 | — | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | #1,379 | 7 | — | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
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| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Victory! It came in at #1,379, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1899–1904, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Victory is popular in 1942
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Illinois#643 · 1 in 11,751
- California#812 · 1 in 13,804
Best ever in a state: #413 in Oklahoma, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | #643 | 6 | 1 in 11,751 |
| California | #812 | 5 | 1 in 13,804 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
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| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
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| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Texas | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Victory
- 443 spots since 2024 (#3,822 → #4,265)
- 1,685 spots since 2020 (#2,580 → #4,265)
- 836 spots since 2015 (#3,429 → #4,265)
- Biggest drop: 840 spots in 1919 (#809 → #1,649)
- Debuted 1898
- Peaked 1918 at #809 (78 births)
- Births halved by 1919, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1918
- Highest: 1 in 14,841 girls born in 1918 were named Victory (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 48,705 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 28.5% of all girls named Victory (502) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1985, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | #1,379 (1898) | #1,379 |
| 1900s | 13 | #1,420 (1905) | #1,676 |
| 1910s | 111 | #809 (1918) | #1,830 |
| 1920s | 56 | #2,590 (1920) | #3,796 |
| 1930s | 0 | — | — |
| 1940s | 158 | #1,101 (1942) | #2,015 |
| 1950s | 41 | #3,962 (1950) | #4,828 |
| 1960s | 68 | #3,293 (1962) | #5,046 |
| 1970s | 41 | #5,061 (1970) | #6,438 |
| 1980s | 70 | #5,885 (1981) | #8,250 |
| 1990s | 142 | #4,687 (1994) | #6,684 |
| 2000s | 247 | #2,730 (2009) | #6,230 |
| 2010s | 502 | #2,681 (2019) | #3,264 |
| 2020s | 303 | #2,580 (2020) | #3,290 |
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.
Victory in 1942
Top girls' names in 1942
Top boys' names in 1942
More about 1942
girls
1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 26,485 of them was named Victory, which outranked 79.5% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,091Nyla52
- #1,091Teri52
- #1,091Vergie52
- #1,101Victory51
- #1,101Bethany51
- #1,101Drucilla51
- #1,101Elna51
- #1,116Annamae50
- #1,116Augustine50
- #1,116Dorotha50
Tied with 14 names at #1,101; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 106,243 of them was named Victory, which outranked 49.5% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,946Winslow14
- #1,946Winthrop14
- #1,946Woodford14
- #2,042Victory13
- #2,042Abbott13
- #2,042Adrain13
- #2,042Albino13
- #2,145Alger12
- #2,145Alpheus12
- #2,145Americo12
Tied with 102 names at #2,042; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.