Total births
330,413
Boys' name · since 1880
Victor
330,413 babies named Victor in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #213
- among boys today
- 330,413
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 99%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Victor is the #213 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 330,413 recorded since 1880.
Victor has 330,413 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #213 as of the latest data, more common than 99% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #213 among boys today
- 330,413 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
- 99% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Victor is currently the #213 boys' name in America, more common than 99% of boys - 330,413 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #213
- among boys today
- 330,413
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 99%
- more common than other boys
Victor vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#213
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 99% of names given to boys today.
1990s
Peak decade
12% of everyone ever named Victor was born in this single decade.
1990
Single peak year
4,445 babies were named Victor in 1990 - its busiest year on record.
How Victor compares
330,413 Top 1% higher than 99% of 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Victor's all-time total is 900x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Victor | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 330,413 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 4,445 | 23 | 22,252 |
Victor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Victor splits its recorded history at 1953: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1883 (99 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 4,445 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Victor at a glance
Top 1,000 boys' namePeak year
1990
Current rank
#213
Active since
1880
Victor popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 4,445
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Victor popularity over time - girls
1,807 total births recorded since 1907 (Victor as girls' name)
Victor by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Victor's strongest decade.
41,072 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Victor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,242
1880s
1,242 births
- 1890s 1,811
1890s
1,811 births
- 1900s 2,447
1900s
2,447 births
- 1910s
1910s
17,157 births
- 1920s
1920s
21,498 births
- 1930s 15,570
1930s
15,570 births
- 1940s
1940s
22,518 births
- 1950s
1950s
33,887 births
- 1960s
1960s
36,821 births
- 1970s
1970s
26,732 births
- 1980s
1980s
32,286 births
- 1990s
1990s
41,072 births
- 2000s
2000s
40,686 births
- 2010s
2010s
26,144 births
- 2020s 10,542
2020s
10,542 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 41,072 births (12% of all-time use).
How Victor compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Victor's total volume
Victor vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
Victor by state
Where Victor concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 61,215 | 18.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 42,677 | 12.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 33,292 | 10.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 17,188 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 12,686 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 11,118 | 3.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 10,760 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 9,546 | 2.9% |
California share of Victor's total US births 18.5%
Even split
61,215 of 330,413 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Victor appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Victor? ▼
Since 1880, Social Security records show 330,413 babies named Victor. Today it holds rank #213 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 1990, with 4,445 births.
When was Victor most popular? ▼
Victor was most popular in the 1990s decade with 41,072 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Victor most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Victor are California (61,215 births), Texas (42,677 births), New York (33,292 births).
How long has the name Victor been used? ▼
Records for Victor go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Victor? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vicente, Vic, Victoriano, Victoria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Victor's data
- Victor's decade-level peak was the 1990s (41,072 total births); usage has since declined to 10,542 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Victors (61,215 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Victor
Nearby Names Like Victor
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Victor
Vicente Boy
#635 21,951 births
Vic Boy
2,155 births
Victoriano Boy
#9028 1,415 births
Victoria Boy
#8387 1,276 births
Victory Boy
#5272 700 births
Compare Victor side by side: Victor vs Vicente Victor vs Vic Victor vs Victoriano
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Victor
Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Victor: #213 Boys' Name - 330,413 Births, Peak 1990." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/victor. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Victor draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.