unisex name

Victorian

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 4
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 113

Victorian is a unisex name with 4 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 87% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2001 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1997, when 13 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1984.
  • 4 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Victorian over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2001, not a full ten years.

76
'80 '90 '00
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Births named Victorian by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 11
1990s 76
2000s (to 2001) 11

How popular is Victorian?

In 2001, Victorian was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Victorian is used

France #3,074 5 in 2011
United States #13,523 6 in 2001

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Victorian

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Victorian also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Victorian over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Victorian

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Victorian — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Victorian

How popular is the name Victorian?

In 2001, Victorian was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Victorian a girl's or a boy's name?

Victorian is used for both girls and boys. About 87% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Victorian?

Victorian has 4 syllables.

When was Victorian most popular?

Victorian peaked in 1997, when 13 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.