Viktor

“Conqueror, winner” — Latin origin

Boy's name · #1235 in the US (2025) · Trending

Viktor has appeared in US records since 1953 — best rank #1094 (2018) · 3,634 babies named Viktor all-time · 1 in 11,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #30 in Croatia (2025) · #31 in Czechia (2025) · #55 in Slovenia (2025) · #60 in Belgium (2025) · #63 in Norway (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Viktors

Viktor Orbán — Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–2026) (born 1963)
Viktor Yanukovych — President of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014
Viktor Yushchenko — 3rd President of Ukraine
Viktor Tsoi — Soviet rock musician (1962-1990)
Viktor Frankl — Austrian Holocaust survivor, psychiatrist, philosopher and author (1905–1997)

Among 5,806 notable people named Viktor:

Military figures appear 1.96× more often than among typical names — e.g. Viktor Kulikov, Marshal of the Soviet Union (1921-2013).

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