Victor

Primarily a boy's name · 99% 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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1990 with 4,445 babies (rank #82 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,674 boys (rank #214). 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.

330,536

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

4,445

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
1880	100	#136
1881	110	#113
1882	109	#128
1883	99	#125
1884	124	#117
1885	143	#100
1886	146	#105
1887	119	#115
1888	134	#120
1889	158	#104
1890	138	#114
1891	154	#103
1892	200	#97
1893	172	#103
1894	180	#100
1895	196	#99
1896	201	#96
1897	190	#96
1898	205	#97
1899	175	#100
1900	269	#92
1901	169	#100
1902	205	#97
1903	196	#99
1904	218	#98
1905	268	#90
1906	249	#93
1907	245	#100
1908	308	#88
1909	320	#89
1910	372	#90
1911	493	#81
1912	989	#81
1913	1,177	#80
1914	1,559	#76
1915	2,211	#74
1916	2,215	#78
1917	2,207	#78
1918	3,183	#63
1919	2,751	#68
1920	2,349	#81
1921	2,407	#83
1922	2,322	#86
1923	2,226	#88
1924	2,189	#90
1925	2,119	#89
1926	2,016	#94
1927	1,983	#98
1928	1,946	#99
1929	1,941	#100
1930	1,844	#100
1931	1,623	#109
1932	1,612	#110
1933	1,431	#116
1934	1,420	#122
1935	1,545	#116
1936	1,517	#116
1937	1,542	#117
1938	1,561	#117
1939	1,475	#119
1940	1,567	#120
1941	1,667	#118
1942	2,395	#100
1943	2,616	#97
1944	2,162	#107
1945	2,631	#95
1946	2,130	#120
1947	2,355	#121
1948	2,478	#115
1949	2,519	#116
1950	2,713	#106
1951	2,733	#110
1952	2,995	#107
1953	3,100	#106
1954	3,367	#103
1955	3,435	#101
1956	3,907	#96
1957	4,081	#98
1958	3,738	#107
1959	3,817	#107
1960	4,187	#103
1961	4,299	#99
1962	4,209	#96
1963	4,055	#97
1964	3,945	#97
1965	3,683	#98
1966	3,267	#101
1967	3,195	#97
1968	2,942	#101
1969	3,042	#102
1970	3,087	#106
1971	2,888	#113
1972	2,619	#107
1973	2,578	#103
1974	2,623	#96
1975	2,679	#95
1976	2,527	#100
1977	2,550	#104
1978	2,549	#103
1979	2,634	#105
1980	2,823	#107
1981	2,842	#104
1982	3,002	#99
1983	2,970	#95
1984	3,177	#90
1985	3,342	#88
1986	3,293	#88
1987	3,307	#91
1988	3,629	#89
1989	3,905	#89
1990	4,445	#82
1991	4,335	#85
1992	4,292	#87
1993	4,207	#91
1994	4,055	#93
1995	4,096	#90
1996	3,924	#100
1997	3,701	#105
1998	3,997	#97
1999	4,016	#95
2000	4,053	#97
2001	3,921	#96
2002	3,935	#100
2003	4,436	#96
2004	4,289	#102
2005	4,140	#105
2006	4,312	#104
2007	4,274	#104
2008	3,781	#112
2009	3,544	#117
2010	3,180	#128
2011	2,893	#142
2012	2,873	#135
2013	2,731	#143
2014	2,689	#151
2015	2,573	#162
2016	2,461	#164
2017	2,409	#165
2018	2,224	#177
2019	2,104	#186
2020	1,904	#200
2021	1,816	#209
2022	1,770	#214
2023	1,696	#217
2024	1,674	#214