Victor
Victor or Viktor is a given name and a surname. It is Latin in origin, meaning winner or conqueror, and the word “victor” still means this in Modern English.
Meaning & Origin of Victor
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Victor or Viktor is a given name and a surname. It is Latin in origin, meaning winner or conqueror, and the word “victor” still means this in Modern English.
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The Story of Victor
Victor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 100 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 4,445 Victors were born — ranking #82 that year. As of 2026, Victor ranks #225 for baby boys with 1,615 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 332K Victors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Victor
Victor is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 332K births in the dataset. Victor's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #63. Use the chart and map above to compare Victor's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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