girl's name
Victoria
vik-TOR-ee-uh
- Origin Latin
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 4
- Letters 8
- Popularity Top 100 (US)
- Births on record 637,300
the United States
#54
2025 births
Victoria is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "victory." It was the name of the Roman goddess of victory, counterpart to the Greek Nike, and Queen Victoria's sixty-three-year reign made it one of the defining names of the nineteenth century.
- Victoria is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in 1993, when 12,958 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 823 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Victoria over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,440 |
| 1890s | 2,479 |
| 1900s | 3,692 |
| 1910s | 10,790 |
| 1920s | 10,601 |
| 1930s | 6,261 |
| 1940s | 20,805 |
| 1950s | 49,218 |
| 1960s | 37,865 |
| 1970s | 31,002 |
| 1980s | 53,545 |
| 1990s | 117,721 |
| 2000s | 85,105 |
| 2010s | 71,084 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 27,583 |
What Victoria means
Victoria means victory, taken directly from the Latin noun. It is the same word that gives English victor, victorious, and convict, and it was applied to a goddess before it was applied to a person.
Where Victoria comes from
Victoria comes from the Latin victoria, meaning victory, from vincere, to conquer. In Roman religion Victoria personified military success, corresponding to the Greek Nike, and appeared on coins and monuments throughout the empire. Early Christians adopted the name for several martyrs, which carried it into the medieval period. Its modern prominence rests on Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837 to 1901 and gave her name to an era, a state of Australia, a Canadian city, a African lake, and a great many streets and stations. Because she was named after her German mother rather than after any English tradition, the name was unusual in Britain when she came to the throne and became commonplace only afterward.
Victoria in use
Victoria was an unusual name in Britain until the queen who bore it made it ordinary.
How popular is Victoria?
In 2025, Victoria was given to 4,027 babies in the United States, ranking #54 that year. It is one of the most popular names in the United States.
Where Victoria is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Victoria
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Victoria also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Victoria over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
10 nicknames for Victoria
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.
Victoria 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 Victoria
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Victoria — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Victoria
What does the name Victoria mean?
Victoria means "victory," directly from the Latin word.
Was Victoria a goddess?
Yes. Victoria personified victory in Roman religion, corresponding to the Greek Nike.
Was Victoria common before Queen Victoria?
No. It was unusual in Britain until her reign, after which it became widespread.
How popular is the name Victoria?
In 2025, Victoria was given to 4,027 babies in the United States, ranking #54 that year. It is one of the most popular names in the United States.
Is Victoria a girl's or a boy's name?
Victoria is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Victoria?
Victoria has 4 syllables.
When was Victoria most popular?
Victoria peaked in 1993, when 12,958 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Victoria?
Victoria is usually shortened to Vicky, Tori, Vic, Ria, Vicki and Toria.
Is Victoria a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Victoria currently ranks #36 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.