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Victor

Gender
Boy
Say it
VIK-ter
Origin
Latin
UK rank, 2025
#321 for boys
US rank, 2025
#209 for boys

Victor is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “conqueror”. In 2025 it ranked 321st for boys in the UK (152 babies) and 209th for boys in the US (1,664 babies).

What does Victor mean?

Latin

“conqueror”

Latin for conqueror, borne by several early popes and saints and by the French novelist Victor Hugo.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Victor a girl's or a boy's name?

Victor is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 152 boys in the UK and 1,664 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Victor in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#321among boys
Babies in 2025
152about 1 in 2,000 boys
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 25% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 152 boys in the UK were named Victor, making it the 321st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 260th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 254 boys.

2025 had fewer boys named Victor than any year since 2006.

Half of all the boys named Victor in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 190 boys in the UK were given Victor or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #279, up from #321 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 312th in England and Wales, 495th in Scotland and 395th in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#47), 1914 (#49), 1924 (#50), 1934 (#62), 1944 (#56) and 1954 (#88).

1996Busiest: 254 in 20172025
Victor in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025152#321
2024177#291
2023171#298
2022197#266
2021216#256
2020206#260
2019225#249
2018233#250
2017254#240
2016243#252
2015226#261
2014245#251
2013220#258
2012183#286
2011202#264
2010163#303
2009185#269
2008174#277
2007184#251
2006113#339
200582#406
200493#353
200365#437
200285#344
200165#406
200066#396
199976#361
199851#463
199767#392
199655#413

How popular is Victor in the US?

Rank in 2025
#209among boys
Babies in 2025
1,664about 1 in 1,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 19% in five years
Same name in a class
1.4%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 1,664 boys in the US were named Victor, making it the 209th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 200th. Its busiest year was 1990, with 4,445 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 19 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Victor than any year since 1940.

Half of all the boys named Victor in the US since 1880 were born between 1950 and 1998, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,826 boys in the US were given Victor or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #220.

1880Busiest: 4,445 in 19902025
Victor in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20251,664#209
20241,684#213
20231,697#217
20221,772#214
20211,819#209
20201,906#200
20192,105#186
20182,224#177
20172,410#165
20162,464#164
20152,573#161
20142,690#151
20132,731#143
20122,873#135
20112,893#142
20103,181#128
20093,544#117
20083,781#112
20074,275#104
20064,312#104
20054,140#105
20044,289#102
20034,436#96
20023,935#100
20013,921#96
20004,053#97
19994,016#95
19983,997#97
19973,701#105
19963,924#100
19954,098#90
19944,056#93
19934,207#91
19924,293#87
19914,335#85
19904,445#82
19893,905#89
19883,628#89
19873,307#91
19863,293#88
19853,341#88
19843,178#90
19832,970#95
19823,002#99
19812,840#104
19802,822#107
19792,634#105
19782,549#103
19772,548#104
19762,528#100
19752,680#95
19742,621#96
19732,579#103
19722,619#107
19712,885#113
19703,089#106
19693,042#102
19682,940#101
19673,194#97
19663,267#101
19653,682#98
19643,943#97
19634,056#97
19624,208#96
19614,301#99
19604,188#103
19593,815#107
19583,739#107
19574,080#98
19563,908#96
19553,437#101
19543,367#103
19533,099#106
19522,996#107
19512,733#110
19502,713#106
19492,519#116
19482,477#115
19472,355#121
19462,130#120
19452,631#95
19442,162#107
19432,613#97
19422,397#99
19411,667#118
19401,567#120
19391,475#119
19381,561#117
19371,542#117
19361,517#116
19351,545#116
19341,420#122
19331,431#116
19321,612#110
19311,623#109
19301,844#100
19291,941#100
19281,946#99
19271,983#98
19262,016#94
19252,119#89
19242,189#90
19232,226#88
19222,322#86
19212,407#83
19202,349#81
19192,751#68
19183,183#63
19172,207#78
19162,215#78
19152,211#74
19141,559#76
19131,177#80
1912989#81
1911493#81
1910372#90
1909320#89
1908308#88
1907245#99
1906249#93
1905268#90
1904218#98
1903196#98
1902205#97
1901169#100
1900269#92
1899175#100
1898205#97
1897190#95
1896201#96
1895196#98
1894180#100
1893172#103
1892200#96
1891154#103
1890138#114
1889158#104
1888134#120
1887119#113
1886146#105
1885143#100
1884124#116
188399#125
1882109#127
1881110#112
1880100#135

Nicknames for Victor

Names like Victor

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Vincent Hector Marco Cruz Spencer Alfred Rocco Albert Marcel Eric Francis Reginald

Other spellings of Victor

Viktor Wiktor

Names related to Victor

Victory Victorio

More Latin names

Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian

Every Latin name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Victor: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/victor, updated 20 October 2026.