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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 232 babies (rank #239 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

2,688

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

232

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
1996	51	#413
1997	63	#368
1998	49	#436
1999	71	#345
2000	65	#368
2001	61	#390
2002	83	#320
2003	64	#412
2004	91	#332
2005	78	#392
2006	109	#323
2007	171	#245
2008	165	#265
2009	175	#255
2010	152	#297
2011	189	#256
2012	170	#275
2013	210	#243
2014	227	#245
2015	212	#249
2016	232	#239