Victor

“Conqueror, winner” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #209 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Victor has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #63 (1918) · 330,413 babies named Victor all-time · 1 in 1,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #9 in Belgium (2025) · #28 in France (2025) · #31 in Denmark (2025) · #57 in Spain (2024) · #82 in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Victors

Victor Hugo — French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885)
Victor Francis Hess — Austrian physicist and Nobel prize laureate (1883-1964)
Victor I — Pope and Bishop of Rome from 189 to 199
Victor Emmanuel II of Italy — King of Sardinia (1849–1861) and King of Italy (1861–1878)
Victor Grignard — French chemist (1871-1935)

Victor (Doctor Doom) — Fantastic Four · Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Victor (Cyborg) — DC Comics Presents · The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
Victor Frankenstein — Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus · Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein

Among 6,340 notable people named Victor:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Victor D'Hondt, Belgian jurist (1841-1901).

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