Viktor
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 Viktor
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 Viktor
Viktor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1953, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 179 Viktors were born — ranking #1,094 that year. As of 2026, Viktor ranks #1,215 for baby boys with 167 births, gradually rising (+5%). In total, more than 4K Viktors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Viktor
Viktor is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Viktor's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #1,094. Use the chart and map above to compare Viktor'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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