girl's name
Victoire
veek-TWAHR
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 34,244
France
#22
2025 births
Victoire is a girl's name meaning "victory," the French form of the Latin Victoria. It ranks twenty-second in France and is almost never used elsewhere, where the Latin Victoria is the form that traveled.
- Victoire is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 2022, when 1,775 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 366 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Victoire over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 1,955 |
| 1910s | 1,845 |
| 1920s | 1,160 |
| 1930s | 710 |
| 1940s | 645 |
| 1950s | 525 |
| 1960s | 340 |
| 1970s | 150 |
| 1980s | 620 |
| 1990s | 2,785 |
| 2000s | 4,505 |
| 2010s | 9,000 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 9,755 |
What Victoire means
Victoire means victory. It is the ordinary French noun, from the Latin victoria, so like Ambre it is a common word used directly as a name rather than a name derived from one.
Where Victoire comes from
Victoire descends from the Latin victoria, victory, itself from vincere, to conquer. Victoria was a Roman goddess, the counterpart of the Greek Nike, and her name passed into Christian use through several early saints. French developed Victoire as the natural vernacular form while keeping Victoria for the Latin and the British queen. The distinction matters in French: Victoire is the abstract noun and the name, Victoria the foreign import. The name carries a particular resonance in France through the Place des Victoires in Paris and through Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, and it was used in the Revolutionary period as a secular virtue name alongside Liberte and Egalite.
Victoire in use
Victoire ranks twenty-second in France with about 1,610 births in 2025, and its peak in our records is the most recent year we hold, so it is still rising. Outside France it is essentially unused: beyond 6,900 in England and Wales and beyond 10,000 in the United States, where Victoria remains common. The two forms have divided cleanly by language rather than competing.
How popular is Victoire?
In 2025, Victoire was given to 1,610 babies in France, ranking #22 that year. It is a rare choice.
Where Victoire is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Victoire
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Victoire also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Victoire over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Victoire
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Victoire in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Victoire
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Victoire — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Victoire
What does the name Victoire mean?
Victoire means "victory" — it is the ordinary French word, from the Latin victoria.
Is Victoire the French form of Victoria?
Yes. French kept Victoire as the vernacular form and treats Victoria as the Latin or foreign one.
How do you pronounce Victoire?
veek-TWAHR, two syllables, with the stress on the second.
Is Victoire used outside France?
Very little. It sits beyond 6,900 in England and Wales, where Victoria is the common form.
How popular is the name Victoire?
In 2025, Victoire was given to 1,610 babies in France, ranking #22 that year. It is a rare choice.
Is Victoire a girl's or a boy's name?
Victoire is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Victoire?
Victoire has 2 syllables.
When was Victoire most popular?
Victoire peaked in 2022, when 1,775 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Victoire?
Victoire is usually shortened to Vicky and Vic.
Is Victoire a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Victoire currently ranks #22 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.