Victor: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced VIK-ter · 2 syllables

Victor means “conqueror”, from Latin.

From a Late Latin personal name Victor, borne by several saints, from victor (“conqueror”). Doublet of victor.

How popular is Victor?

Victor was the #209 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,664 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 37% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1910.

Babies named Victor in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1910).

Half of US adults named Victor are older than 44; most are between 20 and 79. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Victor have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Victor means “conqueror”. It comes from Latin.

Victor is pronounced VIK-ter.

Victor was the #209 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,664 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 37% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1910.

Half of US adults named Victor are older than 44. Most are between 20 and 79.