Victorio
Victorio was a warrior and chief of the Warm Springs band of the Tchihendeh division of the central Apaches in what is now the American states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and the Mexican states of Sonora and Chihuahua.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Victorio
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Victorio was a warrior and chief of the Warm Springs band of the Tchihendeh division of the central Apaches in what is now the American states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and the Mexican states of Sonora and Chihuahua.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Victorio
The earliest SSA record of Victorio as a baby boy name dates back to 1918, when 7 babies received it. 1980 was its biggest year on record, with 22 newborns named Victorio — #2,284 in the national rankings. About 20% of every Victorio on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Victorio last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 508 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Names that sound like Victorio
Phonetically similar names — useful when Victorio is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Victoria
- Viktoria
- Victorious
- Victorian
- Victorius
- Victorias
- Victorino
- Vittoria
- Vittorio
- Victorium
- Vicario
- Victory
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About the name Victorio
Victorio is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 508 births in the dataset. Victorio's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #2,284. Use the chart and map above to compare Victorio'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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