Viktor
Boy · VIK-tor · Latin
Viktor is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “conqueror”. In 2025 it ranked 1,008th for boys in the UK (33 babies) and 1,235th for boys in the US (162 babies).
What does Viktor mean?
Latin: form of Victor used in many European languages
“conqueror”
The spelling of Victor used in German, Scandinavian, Hungarian and Slavic languages, from Latin for conqueror.
- Say it
- VIK-tor
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Is Viktor a girl's or a boy's name?
Viktor is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 33 boys in the UK and 162 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Viktor in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,008among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 33about 1 in 9,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 33 boys in the UK were named Viktor, making it the 1,008th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 793rd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 61 boys.
Half of all the boys named Viktor in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 190 boys in the UK were given Viktor or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #279, up from #1,008 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 934th in England and Wales.
Viktor in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #1,008 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 33 | #1,008 |
| 2022 | 41 | #848 |
| 2021 | 38 | #896 |
| 2020 | 44 | #793 |
| 2019 | 43 | #805 |
| 2018 | 50 | #755 |
| 2017 | 48 | #778 |
| 2016 | 61 | #648 |
| 2015 | 57 | #673 |
| 2014 | 41 | #830 |
| 2013 | 44 | #797 |
| 2012 | 42 | #831 |
| 2011 | 42 | #810 |
| 2010 | 31 | #994 |
| 2009 | 29 | #1,008 |
| 2008 | 28 | #1,020 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,343 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Viktor in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,235among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 162about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 162 boys in the US were named Viktor, making it the 1,235th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,478th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 179 boys. It first appears in the records in 1953.
Half of all the boys named Viktor in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,826 boys in the US were given Viktor or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #220, up from #1,235 for this spelling alone.
- Victor 1,664
- Viktor 162
Viktor in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 162 | #1,235 |
| 2024 | 154 | #1,275 |
| 2023 | 150 | #1,283 |
| 2022 | 163 | #1,213 |
| 2021 | 140 | #1,325 |
| 2020 | 115 | #1,478 |
| 2019 | 152 | #1,239 |
| 2018 | 179 | #1,094 |
| 2017 | 168 | #1,132 |
| 2016 | 162 | #1,175 |
| 2015 | 146 | #1,245 |
| 2014 | 163 | #1,158 |
| 2013 | 126 | #1,345 |
| 2012 | 125 | #1,355 |
| 2011 | 151 | #1,173 |
| 2010 | 146 | #1,214 |
| 2009 | 119 | #1,413 |
| 2008 | 109 | #1,494 |
| 2007 | 102 | #1,539 |
| 2006 | 92 | #1,583 |
| 2005 | 90 | #1,552 |
| 2004 | 76 | #1,684 |
| 2003 | 48 | #2,234 |
| 2002 | 53 | #2,042 |
| 2001 | 34 | #2,737 |
| 2000 | 37 | #2,520 |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,791 |
| 1998 | 26 | #3,014 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,596 |
| 1996 | 35 | #2,294 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,495 |
| 1994 | 28 | #2,613 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 27 | #2,593 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,664 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,672 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,031 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
Nicknames for Viktor
- Vik
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