unisex name
Victory
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,874
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2004 births
Victory is a unisex name with 3 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 72% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1918, when 99 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 59,203 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1898.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Victory over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 |
| 1900s | 13 |
| 1910s | 140 |
| 1920s | 77 |
| 1930s | 28 |
| 1940s | 216 |
| 1950s | 56 |
| 1960s | 158 |
| 1970s | 84 |
| 1980s | 117 |
| 1990s | 193 |
| 2000s | 318 |
| 2010s | 638 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 414 |
How popular is Victory?
In 2025, Victory was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Victory 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 Victory
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Victory also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Victory over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Victory
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Victory — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Victory
How popular is the name Victory?
In 2025, Victory was given to 56 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Victory a girl's or a boy's name?
Victory is used for both girls and boys. About 72% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Victory?
Victory has 3 syllables.
When was Victory most popular?
Victory peaked in 1918, when 99 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Victory a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Victory currently ranks #3,651 in the United States. After peaking in the 1910s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.