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 | — | — | ||
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| 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 | — | — | ||
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| 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 2014
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- California#2,517 · 1 in 26,208
- Texas#2,854 · 1 in 27,796
Best ever in a state: #413 in Oklahoma, 1918.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | #2,517 | 8 | 1 in 26,208 |
| Texas | #2,854 | 6 | 1 in 27,796 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
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| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| 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 2014
Top girls' names in 2014
Top boys' names in 2014
More about 2014
girls
1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 31,340 of them was named Victory, which outranked 84.6% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,922Monserrath58
- #2,922Rebel58
- #2,922Ysabella58
- #2,969Victory57
- #2,969Aeryn57
- #2,969Aly57
- #2,969Avrie57
- #3,005Ameliah56
- #3,005Amilya56
- #3,005Angeli56
Tied with 35 names at #2,969; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
- ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
- ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
- ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
- ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 160,073 of them was named Victory, which outranked 52.9% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #6,307Zia13
- #6,307Zoltan13
- #6,307Zorian13
- #6,632Victory12
- #6,632Aashrith12
- #6,632Abdalla12
- #6,632Abdulrahim12
- #7,048Aadil11
- #7,048Aadvik11
- #7,048Aaran11
Tied with 415 names at #6,632; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.