Girls' name · peaked in 1993
Victoria name popularity since 1925
504,844 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Victoria. Half of them were born in 1994 or earlier, so the typical Victoria is about 32 years old in 2026. Victoria peaked in 1993 as the #19 name for girls, and it ranked #54 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 504,844
- Named Victoria, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #54
- for girls in 2025 (4,027 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 503,617 girls · 1,227 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 1.56× its national share
Peak year is the year Victoria made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Victoria births per year, 1925–2025
1993 was the biggest year for Victoria both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1940 and 1945, Victoria became 3.4× more common, from 1 in 1,660 baby girls to 1 in 490.
- Steepest fall: Between 2018 and 2023, its share of baby girls fell by 34%, from 1 in 238 to 1 in 360.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Victoria's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Victoria.
Decade by decade
Babies named Victoria in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 4,626 | 29 | – |
| 1930s | 6,204 | 57 | #256 |
| 1940s | 20,752 | 53 | #106 |
| 1950s | 49,127 | 91 | #82 |
| 1960s | 37,733 | 132 | #108 |
| 1970s | 30,884 | 118 | #105 |
| 1980s | 53,272 | 273 | #59 |
| 1990s | 117,475 | 246 | #20 |
| 2000s | 84,967 | 138 | #28 |
| 2010s | 71,017 | 67 | #20 |
| 2020–25 | 27,560 | 23 | #54 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
27.9% of babies named Victoria from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Victoria is most popular
The index compares Victoria'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 Victoria.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 1.56× | 4,383 |
| Florida | 1.55× | 28,419 |
| Arizona | 1.52× | 10,038 |
| Nevada | 1.51× | 2,743 |
| Delaware | 1.43× | 1,512 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Victoria and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria (this page) | 503,617 | 1993 |
| Viktoria | 2,659 | 2015 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Victoria's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Victoria.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Victoria (1993).
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