Victoria
Victoria is a feminine given name.
- English
- Spanish
- Romanian
- German
Meaning & Origin of Victoria
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Victoria is a feminine given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- Spanish
- Romanian
- German
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Danish
- French
- Ancient Roman
- Roman Mythology
- Portuguese
- Catalan
The Story of Victoria
American parents first put Victoria on the record books as a baby girl name in 1880, with 93 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 12,926 Victorias were born — ranking #19 that year. About 22% of every Victoria on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Victoria ranks #51 for baby girls with 4,065 births, falling sharply (-29%). All told, over 532K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Victoria
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Victoria. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Victoria
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Empress Victoria (disambiguation)
- Queen Victoria (disambiguation) Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom ( reigned</span>"}]]}'>r. 1837–1901 ) and Empress of India ( reigned</span>"}]]}'>r. 1876–1901 )
- Princess Victoria , various princesses
- Saint Victoria (disambiguation)
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Names that sound like Victoria
Phonetically similar names — useful when Victoria is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Viktoria
- Victorio
- Victorious
- Victorian
- Victorias
- Vittoria
- Victorium
- Victorius
- Vitoria
- Vaccaria
- Victory
- Victories
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Victoria
Victoria is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 532K births in the dataset. Victoria's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #16. Use the chart and map above to compare Victoria'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.