Baby Name Popularity Profile

Victor

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Victor.

✦ Victor, conqueror 🌍 Latin Traditional Virtue
National Rank (2025) #211
All-Time Peak Rank #63 Achieved 1918
Total U.S. Births 330,413 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.9% Boy / 0.1% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1880 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 1990s 4,445 births in 1990
πŸ’‘ The Victor Vibe: Considered a Perennial Favorite. A historic staple that has maintained dominant national popularity for over half a century.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Victor, conqueror
Language Origin Latin
Origin Type single
Derived from the Latin word 'victor', meaning 'conqueror' or 'winner'.
Common Nicknames
Vic Vick
Alternative Spellings
Viktor
Pronunciation: VIK-ter
Themes & Categories
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Victor across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -12.7%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -35.3%
2015: 2,573 births 2,573 2016: 2,464 births 2017: 2,410 births 2018: 2,224 births 2019: 2,105 births 2020: 1,906 births 1,906 2021: 1,819 births 2022: 1,772 births 2023: 1,697 births 2024: 1,684 births 2025: 1,664 births 1,664
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 4,445 births in 1990
Years in Top 100 74 yrs
Years in Top 500 146 yrs
Longest Streak 146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 1,242
1890s: 1,811
1900s: 2,447
1910s: 17,157
1920s: 21,498
1930s: 15,570
1940s: 22,518
1950s: 33,887
1960s: 36,821
1970s: 26,732
1980s: 32,286
1990s: 41,072
2000s: 40,686
2010s: 26,144
2020s: 10,542

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Vict-or
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with V, a letter used by only 1.5% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State New Mexico
Top States New Mexico, California, Arizona, Texas, Nevada
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
New Mexico #269 3,292 1961 Insufficient historical volume
California #146 61,215 1990 24.9% Decline
Arizona #131 7,234 2003 +1.5% Growth
Texas #129 42,677 2003 3.5% Decline
Nevada #159 1,635 2005 Insufficient historical volume
New York #236 33,292 1961 12.5% Decline
New Jersey #195 10,760 1918 +2.0% Growth
Colorado #198 4,458 2004 20.5% Decline
District of Columbia Unranked 1,614 1960 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #322 3,842 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #209 17,188 1960 28.7% Decline
Florida #194 11,118 2003 3.4% Decline
Rhode Island Unranked 1,163 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware #242 641 1961 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #229 3,192 1916 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #195 4,575 2007 +7.1% Growth
Oregon #261 2,551 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 375 1960 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #296 6,606 1918 28.6% Decline
Nebraska #290 1,927 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #279 1,030 1917 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 794 1945 Insufficient historical volume
North Dakota #151 831 1921 Insufficient historical volume
Montana #198 732 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #246 3,245 1956 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #285 12,686 1918 21.2% Decline
Maryland #241 3,560 1958 20.0% Decline
Michigan #299 8,791 1957 Stable
Wisconsin #337 4,625 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #340 6,417 1963 25.0% Decline
Louisiana #448 4,095 1961 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #514 4,644 1919 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #265 4,897 1956 3.0% Decline
Ohio #310 9,546 1960 15.2% Decline
North Carolina #259 5,831 2007 +36.1% Growth
Utah #406 1,644 2004 Insufficient historical volume
Wyoming Unranked 265 1920 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #311 2,480 1961 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #245 4,433 1961 14.3% Decline
Arkansas #397 2,027 1963 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #242 3,407 1919 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 616 1922 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #314 3,198 1961 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 760 1929 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia Unranked 1,596 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #308 2,232 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #347 3,516 1963 33.3% Decline
South Carolina #345 2,381 1962 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #520 2,815 1959 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire #226 504 1918 Insufficient historical volume
Vermont Unranked 190 1948 Insufficient historical volume

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