Victor
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning conqueror, one who wins.
How Victor has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #161 |
| 2016 | #164 |
| 2017 | #165 |
| 2018 | #177 |
| 2019 | #186 |
| 2020 | #200 |
| 2021 | #209 |
| 2022 | #213 |
| 2023 | #217 |
| 2024 | #214 |
| 2025 | #211 |
Victor by the numbers
In 2025, 143 babies in England and Wales were named Victor. In the US, 2,392 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 4,441 babies in 1990, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 1915, about 1 in 400 American boys born that year was called Victor.
Names that come from Victor
Forms of Victor in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Vicvictor or conqueror; short form of Victor15 in the US (2017)
- Victorianovictorious; a form of Victor or Victoria7 in the US (2017)
- Vickconquering; a form of Victor6 in the US (2017)
- Wiktorvictor; conqueror; a form of Victor5 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Victor. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a warrior
Like Victor, each of these has a warrior in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Wyattbrave in war9,768 in the US (2017)
- Owenyoung warrior, well-born9,341 in the US (2017)
- Robertbright fame; renowned warrior5,507 in the US (2017)
- Nolanchampion, descendant of the noble one5,403 in the US (2017)
- Milessoldier; merciful3,615 in the US (2017)
- Luisfamous warrior; form of Louis3,379 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Victor
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