Victoria
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- vik-TOR-ee-a
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #167 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #54 for girls
Victoria is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “victory”. In 2025 it ranked 167th for girls in the UK (339 babies) and 54th for girls in the US (4,027 babies).
What does Victoria mean?
Latin
“victory”
Victoria was the Roman goddess of victory; Queen Victoria reigned over the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Victoria a girl's or a boy's name?
Victoria is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 339 girls in the UK and 4,027 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Victoria in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #167among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 339about 1 in 820 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.7%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 339 girls in the UK were named Victoria, making it the 167th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 122nd. Its busiest year was 1997, with 1,862 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the fewest girls named Victoria since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Victoria in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 160th in England and Wales, 217th in Scotland and 177th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1974 (#18), 1984 (#7), 1994 (#27) and 2014 (#98).
Victoria in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 339 | #167 |
| 2024 | 348 | #161 |
| 2023 | 357 | #160 |
| 2022 | 431 | #131 |
| 2021 | 424 | #134 |
| 2020 | 444 | #122 |
| 2019 | 535 | #106 |
| 2018 | 567 | #102 |
| 2017 | 618 | #101 |
| 2016 | 635 | #101 |
| 2015 | 663 | #99 |
| 2014 | 643 | #100 |
| 2013 | 680 | #90 |
| 2012 | 593 | #108 |
| 2011 | 597 | #108 |
| 2010 | 544 | #121 |
| 2009 | 595 | #105 |
| 2008 | 612 | #103 |
| 2007 | 603 | #100 |
| 2006 | 554 | #106 |
| 2005 | 548 | #108 |
| 2004 | 567 | #106 |
| 2003 | 691 | #81 |
| 2002 | 754 | #75 |
| 2001 | 935 | #60 |
| 2000 | 1,124 | #50 |
| 1999 | 1,526 | #41 |
| 1998 | 1,597 | #41 |
| 1997 | 1,862 | #35 |
| 1996 | 1,764 | #37 |
How popular is Victoria in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #54among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4,027about 1 in 400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.5%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4,027 girls in the US were named Victoria, making it the 54th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 34th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 12,925 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Victoria than any year since 1981.
Half of all the girls named Victoria in the US since 1880 were born between 1967 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Victoria in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,027 | #54 |
| 2024 | 4,281 | #48 |
| 2023 | 4,454 | #45 |
| 2022 | 4,782 | #43 |
| 2021 | 4,713 | #43 |
| 2020 | 5,303 | #34 |
| 2019 | 6,380 | #25 |
| 2018 | 7,134 | #21 |
| 2017 | 7,314 | #19 |
| 2016 | 7,329 | #21 |
| 2015 | 7,630 | #20 |
| 2014 | 8,012 | #19 |
| 2013 | 7,215 | #25 |
| 2012 | 6,871 | #28 |
| 2011 | 6,896 | #23 |
| 2010 | 6,236 | #32 |
| 2009 | 6,371 | #31 |
| 2008 | 7,127 | #27 |
| 2007 | 7,435 | #29 |
| 2006 | 7,653 | #27 |
| 2005 | 7,961 | #28 |
| 2004 | 8,279 | #28 |
| 2003 | 9,251 | #22 |
| 2002 | 9,785 | #21 |
| 2001 | 10,179 | #21 |
| 2000 | 10,926 | #20 |
| 1999 | 11,874 | #16 |
| 1998 | 12,148 | #16 |
| 1997 | 11,795 | #19 |
| 1996 | 11,859 | #18 |
| 1995 | 12,252 | #20 |
| 1994 | 12,694 | #19 |
| 1993 | 12,925 | #19 |
| 1992 | 11,907 | #22 |
| 1991 | 10,912 | #28 |
| 1990 | 9,109 | #33 |
| 1989 | 7,637 | #44 |
| 1988 | 7,283 | #42 |
| 1987 | 6,255 | #50 |
| 1986 | 5,676 | #54 |
| 1985 | 5,426 | #59 |
| 1984 | 5,076 | #59 |
| 1983 | 5,046 | #58 |
| 1982 | 4,255 | #65 |
| 1981 | 3,689 | #87 |
| 1980 | 2,929 | #103 |
| 1979 | 2,674 | #119 |
| 1978 | 2,457 | #121 |
| 1977 | 2,702 | #107 |
| 1976 | 3,036 | #92 |
| 1975 | 2,713 | #105 |
| 1974 | 2,844 | #104 |
| 1973 | 3,070 | #95 |
| 1972 | 3,206 | #99 |
| 1971 | 3,722 | #97 |
| 1970 | 4,460 | #85 |
| 1969 | 4,390 | #83 |
| 1968 | 4,286 | #82 |
| 1967 | 3,664 | #93 |
| 1966 | 3,362 | #103 |
| 1965 | 3,480 | #108 |
| 1964 | 3,157 | #129 |
| 1963 | 3,246 | #130 |
| 1962 | 3,705 | #121 |
| 1961 | 4,149 | #114 |
| 1960 | 4,294 | #114 |
| 1959 | 4,153 | #113 |
| 1958 | 4,466 | #109 |
| 1957 | 5,328 | #88 |
| 1956 | 5,388 | #85 |
| 1955 | 5,359 | #82 |
| 1954 | 4,978 | #85 |
| 1953 | 5,164 | #82 |
| 1952 | 5,603 | #74 |
| 1951 | 4,907 | #81 |
| 1950 | 3,781 | #94 |
| 1949 | 3,669 | #96 |
| 1948 | 3,131 | #108 |
| 1947 | 2,739 | #123 |
| 1946 | 2,388 | #122 |
| 1945 | 2,670 | #106 |
| 1944 | 1,815 | #139 |
| 1943 | 1,467 | #164 |
| 1942 | 1,372 | #170 |
| 1941 | 814 | #216 |
| 1940 | 687 | #243 |
| 1939 | 675 | #241 |
| 1938 | 588 | #260 |
| 1937 | 629 | #252 |
| 1936 | 507 | #269 |
| 1935 | 603 | #256 |
| 1934 | 585 | #259 |
| 1933 | 600 | #249 |
| 1932 | 592 | #258 |
| 1931 | 712 | #228 |
| 1930 | 713 | #228 |
| 1929 | 825 | #216 |
| 1928 | 833 | #217 |
| 1927 | 959 | #205 |
| 1926 | 963 | #200 |
| 1925 | 1,046 | #196 |
| 1924 | 1,102 | #194 |
| 1923 | 1,150 | #190 |
| 1922 | 1,145 | #186 |
| 1921 | 1,238 | #179 |
| 1920 | 1,286 | #173 |
| 1919 | 1,429 | #154 |
| 1918 | 1,758 | #134 |
| 1917 | 1,334 | #158 |
| 1916 | 1,340 | #150 |
| 1915 | 1,266 | #151 |
| 1914 | 1,026 | #145 |
| 1913 | 825 | #147 |
| 1912 | 711 | #150 |
| 1911 | 503 | #160 |
| 1910 | 574 | #142 |
| 1909 | 426 | #160 |
| 1908 | 435 | #156 |
| 1907 | 400 | #159 |
| 1906 | 362 | #159 |
| 1905 | 343 | #163 |
| 1904 | 320 | #167 |
| 1903 | 330 | #156 |
| 1902 | 339 | #151 |
| 1901 | 346 | #142 |
| 1900 | 391 | #148 |
| 1899 | 289 | #156 |
| 1898 | 276 | #171 |
| 1897 | 234 | #180 |
| 1896 | 281 | #158 |
| 1895 | 269 | #160 |
| 1894 | 251 | #163 |
| 1893 | 223 | #168 |
| 1892 | 229 | #165 |
| 1891 | 204 | #164 |
| 1890 | 223 | #158 |
| 1889 | 175 | #167 |
| 1888 | 207 | #152 |
| 1887 | 157 | #155 |
| 1886 | 162 | #150 |
| 1885 | 163 | #141 |
| 1884 | 124 | #158 |
| 1883 | 110 | #159 |
| 1882 | 132 | #136 |
| 1881 | 117 | #134 |
| 1880 | 93 | #148 |
Nicknames for Victoria
Names like Victoria
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Francesca Maria Lucia Olivia Jessica Alexandra Zoe Emily Cecilia Lydia Anna Hannah
Other spellings of Victoria
Names related to Victoria
More Latin names
Oliver Leo Roman Aurora Florence Mabel Luna Nora Rosie Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian Clara Anthony
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, “Victoria: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/victoria, updated 20 October 2026.