Victor
Top 1000
About Victor
Victor is one of the earliest Christian names, borne (as Vittorio) by several saints and popes, symbolizing Christ's victory over death. It has been quietly in the Top 200 since 1880, but just recently has taken on a cool edge by fashionable parents in London and seems ripe for a similar reevaluation here too.
Victor made it big in the English-speaking world during the reign of Queen Victoria, one of the few boys’ names popularized by a female version.
Victor was the first name of Dr. Frankenstein, the scholar who brings the monster to life, and the romantic figure of Victor Laszlo in Casablanca, not to mention the esteemed writer Victor Hugo.
Victor is currently popular in Denmark, Belgium and Spain. The Italian version Vittorio adds a large measure of charm.
As of October 2026, Victor ranked #211 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #63 in 1918, Nameberry popularity #139.
Editor's take: The name Victor is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "conqueror".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #151 | 2,689 | 1,399.9 |
| 2015 | #162 | 2,573 | 1,342.4 |
| 2016 | #164 | 2,461 | 1,296.8 |
| 2017 | #165 | 2,409 | 1,301.5 |
| 2018 | #177 | 2,224 | 1,224.6 |
| 2019 | #186 | 2,104 | 1,172.7 |
| 2020 | #200 | 1,904 | 1,103.1 |
| 2021 | #209 | 1,816 | 1,038 |
| 2022 | #214 | 1,770 | 1,013.7 |
| 2023 | #217 | 1,696 | 991.5 |
| 2024 | #214 | 1,674 | 971.6 |
| 2025 | #211 | 1,664 | 974.2 |
World rankings
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Victor on lists
Famous Victors
- Victor Hugo
French novelist, playwright, and poet, author of 'Les Misérables'
- Victor Cousin
French philosopher
- Victor Cruz
American football wide receiver
- Victor Ulloa
Mexican,American soccer player
- Victor Joseph Garber
Canadian actor and singer
- Victor "Vic" Fuentes
Mexican vocalist and guitarist
- Victor Kraatz
Canadian ice dancer
- Victor Weisskopf
Austrian,born American theoretical physicist
- Victor Valdes
retired Spanish professional footballer
- Victor French
American actor
- Victor Grignard
winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
- Victor Francis Hess
winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics
- Victor Jara
Chilean folk singer
- Victor Blackwell
American CNN anchor
- Victor Sánchez Mata
Spanish professional footballer
Victor in pop culture
- Victor Frankenstein
character from "Frankenstein"
- Victor "Sully" Sullivan
character from the Uncharted game series
- Victor Creed
also known as Sabretooth, character in Marvel Universe
- Victor Borkowski
also known as Anole, character in Marvel Universe
- Victor von Doom
also known as Doctor Doom, character in Marvel Universe
- Victor Shade
also known as Vision, character in Marvel Universe
- Victor Crocodile
member of Team Chaotic in the video game "Sonic"
- Victor "Vic" Vance
from video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City"
- Dr. Victor Fries
also known as Mister Freeze, character in DC Universe
- Victor "Vic" Stone
also known as Cyborg, character in DC Universe
- Victor Frankenstein
main character of Disney movie "Frankenweenie"
- Victor Mancini
from movie "Choke"
- Victor Van Dort
character in Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
- Victor Dalimar
character from the Ravenhearst series in Big Fish games' Mystery case files (Charles' son)
- Victor Townsend
character in Yesterday's child, by Barbara Wood
- Victor de Gisons
character in G. A. Henty's, In the Reign of Terror
- Victor Newman
character on soap opera "Young and the Restless"
- Victor
character on TV's Dollhouse
- Victor Morrison
character on TV's Ally McBeal
- Victor S. Court
the Spiritmaster in Bravely Default and guardian to Victoria F. Stein.
- Victor
character in Parenthood
- Victor Colleano
characher on TV's Mr. Selfridge
- Victor Von Ion
character in the movie "Ratchet & Clank"
- Victor Laszlo
character in "Casablanca"
- Victor Chesterton
character in "Sims" series
- Victor Frankenstein from the otome visual novel Code Realize: Guardian of Rebirth
only very loosely based on his namesake.
- Victor Nikiforov
character in "Yuri on Ice"
- Victor Talking Machine Company
American flagship record company founded in 1901
- Victor Benedict
character in Jose Stirling series of "Benedict Brothers"
- Victor Zsasz
character in the DC Universe
Variations & nicknames
- WictorPolish
- VidorHungarian
- VictorioSpanish
- VictorianoSpanish
- ViktorRussian
- VittorioItalian
- VictoroSpanish
- VictoirFrench
- VityaRussian
- VictorinoSpanish