Victor

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Victor or Viktor is a given name and a surname. It is Latin in origin, meaning winner or conqueror, and the word “victor” still means this in Modern English.

From Wikipedia

Victor first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 9 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1957 with 67 babies (rank #97 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Victor

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Victor yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

344

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Victor

Victor Francis Hessresearcher · b. 1883
Victor Icleric
Victor Grignarduniversity teacher · b. 1871
Victor IICatholic bishop
Victor IIICatholic priest · b. 1027

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	57	#97
1953	61	#95
1954	66	#91
1956	63	#94
1957	67	#97
2014	8	#206
2015	8	#204
2016	8	#225
2017	6	#287