Vitor
Vítor is a Portuguese and Brazilian masculine given name. It is derived from the Latin name Victor, meaning "winner" or "conqueror". It is equivalent to Víctor in Spanish.
Meaning & Origin of Vitor
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vítor is a Portuguese and Brazilian masculine given name. It is derived from the Latin name Victor, meaning "winner" or "conqueror". It is equivalent to Víctor in Spanish.
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The Story of Vitor
Vitor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1997, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 12 Vitors were born — ranking #6,224 that year. As of 2026, Vitor ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 158 Vitors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Vitor
Vitor is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 158 births in the dataset. Vitor's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #6,224. Use the chart and map above to compare Vitor'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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