US rank #3815 Unisex name Peak 1918 1,725 births

Victory — #3815 US unisex name

1,725 babies named Victory in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s71900s131910s1111920s561940s1581950s411960s681970s411980s701990s1422000s2472010s5012020s270
#3815
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Victory was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

78 babies were named Victory in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Victory

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,725 babies named Victory between 1898 and 2024, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Victory currently holds the #3815 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 78 babies received it in a single year. Victory is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 677 additional births since 1918.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Victory performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 501 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Victory shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 129 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Victory in 12 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Victory in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,725 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Victory at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,725

Since 1898

127 years of records

Peak year

1918

78 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,815

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1898

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2024

Victory popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1898

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1918)
78
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
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Victory popularity over time — boys

677 total births recorded since 1918 (Victory as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 677 births
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Victory by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
501 births that decade — 29% of Victory's all-time total
1890s71900s131910s1111920s561940s1581950s411960s681970s411980s701990s1422000s2472010s5012020s270

Victory by state

Where Victory concentrates geographically — total births since 1898

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Victory
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
129 7.5%
#2 California
82 4.8%
#3 New York
34 2.0%
#4 Florida
25 1.4%
#5 Maryland
17 1.0%
#6 Illinois
12 0.7%
#7 Oklahoma
12 0.7%
#8 Pennsylvania
11 0.6%
Texas share of Victory's total US births 7.5%
Even split

129 of 1,725 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Victory appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Victory?
1,725 babies have been named Victory since 1898. It currently ranks #3815 among girls. The peak year was 1918 with 78 births.
When was Victory most popular?
Victory was most popular in the 2010s decade with 501 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Victory most popular?
The top states for the name Victory are Texas (129 births), California (82 births), New York (34 births).
Is Victory a unisex name?
Yes, Victory is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 1,725 births, and as a boy's name it has 677 births.
How long has the name Victory been used?
Victory has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 127 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Victory?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Victoria, Vicki, Vickie, Vicky, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1898–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.