Boys' name · peaked in 1918
Victor name popularity since 1925
297,875 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Victor. Half of them were born in 1980 or earlier, so the typical Victor is about 46 years old in 2026. Victor peaked in 1918 as the #63 name for boys, and it ranked #211 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 297,875
- Named Victor, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1918
- #63 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #211
- for boys in 2025 (1,664 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 1,612 girls · 296,263 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 1.92× its national share
Peak year is the year Victor made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Victor births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1990. Measured as a share of all babies, Victor peaked earlier, in 1918.
Decade by decade
Babies named Victor in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 85 | 10,005 | – |
| 1930s | 111 | 15,570 | #116 |
| 1940s | 97 | 22,518 | #95 |
| 1950s | 151 | 33,887 | #101 |
| 1960s | 240 | 36,821 | #98 |
| 1970s | 262 | 26,732 | #95 |
| 1980s | 328 | 32,286 | #88 |
| 1990s | 212 | 41,072 | #90 |
| 2000s | 91 | 40,686 | #105 |
| 2010s | 35 | 26,144 | #162 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 10,542 | #211 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
21.6% of babies named Victor from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Victor is most popular
The index compares Victor's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Victor.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 1.92× | 3,162 |
| California | 1.91× | 60,428 |
| Arizona | 1.83× | 7,089 |
| Texas | 1.76× | 41,327 |
| Nevada | 1.53× | 1,628 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Victor and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Victor (this page) | 296,263 | 1918 |
| Viktor | 3,634 | 2018 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Victor's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Victor.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Victor (1918).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data