Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1918

Victory

Gender Unisex · 72% girls Rank 2025 #4,347 Trend ↓ Falling 33%
Rank 2025
#4,347
among girls · ↓459 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
56
named Victory · -2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 48,705
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1918
99 babies
All-time total
2,459
#5,131 all-time among girls
First recorded
1898
in Social Security records

Victory popularity over time

2,459 babies have been named Victory since 1898, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 7 – 7 1 – #1,495
1900s 13 – 13 1 +86% #1,532
1910s 111 29 140 14 +977% #814
1920s 56 21 77 8 -45% #2,724
1930s – 28 28 3 -64% –
1940s 158 58 216 22 +671% #1,115
1950s 41 15 56 6 -74% #4,302
1960s 68 90 158 16 +182% #3,435
1970s 41 43 84 8 -47% #5,404
1980s 70 47 117 12 +39% #6,311
1990s 142 51 193 19 +65% #4,839
2000s 247 71 318 32 +65% #2,749
2010s 502 136 638 64 +101% #2,707
2020s (to 2025) 303 111 414 69 +8% #2,596

Where Victory is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 31 0.02 outside top 500
2027 29 0.02 outside top 500
2028 27 0.02 outside top 500
2029 26 0.02 outside top 500
2030 25 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Victory

Victory is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,347 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1898, 2,459 American babies have been named Victory, about 72% girls and 28% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1918, when 99 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Victory stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Victory?

The median living Victory is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 35. An estimated 2,100 people named Victory are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Victory year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 33 #4,347 23 #4,527
2024 39 #3,888 18 #5,428
2023 49 #3,323 13 #6,866
2022 52 #3,165 21 #4,836
2021 64 #2,709 25 #4,229
2020 66 #2,596 11 #7,465
2019 64 #2,707 13 #6,747
2018 59 #2,868 15 #6,017
2017 49 #3,300 21 #4,737
2016 49 #3,322 16 #5,777
2015 46 #3,476 14 #6,298
2014 57 #3,003 12 #7,023
2013 46 #3,460 9 #8,734
2012 41 #3,849 12 #7,013
2011 39 #3,910 13 #6,554
2010 52 #3,201 11 #7,557
2009 66 #2,749 8 #9,814
2008 34 #4,544 12 #7,158
2007 25 #5,698 9 #8,876
2006 27 #5,224 5 #13,920
2005 20 #6,235 10 #7,614
2004 12 #9,242 10 #7,500
2003 27 #4,802 – –
2002 14 #7,806 11 #6,504
2001 9 #10,986 6 #10,493
2000 13 #8,017 – –
1995 16 #5,943 – –
1990 7 #11,379 5 #9,433
1985 6 #10,647 7 #5,754
1980 – – 10 #4,125
1975 10 #5,976 – –
1970 10 #5,404 7 #4,214
1965 9 #4,818 8 #3,236
1960 – – 7 #3,652
1955 7 #5,185 – –
1950 8 #4,302 – –
1945 36 #1,355 18 #1,629
1940 – – 5 #3,917
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 7 #4,409 – –
1920 13 #2,724 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 8 #1,532 – –
1900 5 #2,208 – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Victory, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Victory?

The median living Victory is about 15 years old. Half of all living Victorys are between 7 and 35 years old.

How many people named Victory are alive today?

An estimated 2,100 people named Victory are alive in the United States, based on 2,459 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Victory in 2025?

Victory ranked #4,347 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Victory?

2,459 babies have been named Victory in the United States since 1898, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Victory most popular?

Victory peaked in 1918, when 99 newborns received the name.

Is Victory a boy or girl name?

Victory is used for both: about 72% of babies named Victory have been girls and 28% boys.

Is the name Victory rising or falling?

Victory has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Victory become more popular?

Victory is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 girls named Victory in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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