Victoria

#54 for girls in 2025, 4,027 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #8,312
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1998 · 12,148 births
Debut · girls
93 births
In top 100 · girls
62 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
527,915
since 1880

Victoria over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #16, 1998girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#544,027
2024#484,281#8,3129
2023#454,454
2022#434,782
2021#434,713#10,7996
2020#345,303#8,7398
2019#256,380#12,1455
2018#217,134#9,6707
2017#197,314#7,54610
2016#217,329
2015#207,630#10,6446
2014#198,012#8,1309
2013#257,215#9,6557
2012#286,871#8,1589
2011#236,896#10,8086
2010#326,236#8,8038
2009#316,371#7,23611
2008#277,127#12,5535
2007#297,435#12,3675
2006#277,653#8,7328
2005#287,961#4,82417
2004#288,279#2,56942
2003#229,251#5,27114
2002#219,785#7,6438
2001#2110,179#6,44510
2000#2010,926#4,20418
1999#1611,874#4,53715
1998#1612,148#4,01917
1997#1911,795#3,73818
1996#1811,859#3,40620
1995#2012,252#2,92324
1994#1912,694#3,03023
1993#1912,925#2,29533
1992#2211,907#2,83424
1991#2810,912#2,09535
1990#339,109#2,01237
1989#447,637#1,47656
1988#427,283#2,14629
1987#506,255#2,16927
1986#545,676#1,66238
1985#595,426#1,97529
1984#595,076#2,70617
1983#585,046#1,95527
1982#654,255#2,42620
1981#873,689#2,77916
1980#1032,929#3,09814
1979#1192,674
1978#1212,457#3,21512
1977#1072,702#3,8369
1976#923,036#3,7249
1975#1052,713#2,45017
1974#1042,844#3,12011
1973#953,070#2,40516
1972#993,206#2,32316
1971#973,722#4,3756
1970#854,460#1,88922
1969#834,390#2,30814
1968#824,286#2,10915
1967#933,664#2,24213
1966#1033,362#1,75719
1965#1083,480#1,98716
1964#1293,157#2,54611
1963#1303,246#2,11515
1962#1213,705#2,50411
1961#1144,149#2,70610
1960#1144,294#3,0778
1959#1134,153#1,97417
1958#1094,466#3,2757
1957#885,328#2,01916
1956#855,388#2,62810
1955#825,359#2,55810
1954#854,978#3,4526
1953#825,164#3,4256
1952#745,603#3,0957
1951#814,907#3,0667
1950#943,781#3,6815
1949#963,669#3,0197
1948#1083,131#3,3166
1947#1232,739#3,0967
1946#1222,388#2,6908
1945#1062,670#2,00912
1944#1391,815#3,1096
1943#1641,467
1942#1701,372#2,9407
1941#216814
1940#243687
1939#241675
1938#260588#3,5345
1937#252629#2,4799
1936#269507
1935#256603#2,7198
1934#259585#3,6795
1933#249600#2,5429
1932#258592#2,8498
1931#228712#3,0957
1930#228713#3,5926
1929#216825#2,31712
1928#217833#2,38712
1927#205959#4,2105
1926#200963
1925#1961,046
1924#1941,102
1923#1901,150#2,9509
1922#1861,145#2,80110
1921#1791,238#3,8696
1920#1731,286
1919#1541,429#3,7366
1918#1341,758#3,7286
1917#1581,334#3,9815
1916#1501,340#3,1777
1915#1511,266
1914#1451,026
1913#147825
1912#150711
1911#160503
1910#142574
1909#160426
1908#156435
1907#159400
1906#159362
1905#163343
1904#167320
1903#156330
1902#151339
1901#142346
1900#148391
1899#156289
1898#171276
1897#180234
1896#158281
1895#160269
1894#163251
1893#168223
1892#165229
1891#164204
1890#158223
1889#167175
1888#152207
1887#155157
1886#150162
1885#141163
1884#158124
1883#159110
1882#136132
1881#134117
1880#14893
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Victoria was already there! It came in at #148, and was given to 93 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 140 girls a year got the name.

Where Victoria is popular in 1919

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedMEVermont: #120 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 490 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #113 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 453 girlsNHWashington: #238 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,611 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #179 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,016 girlsNDMinnesota: #162 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 971 girlsMNIllinois: #109 for girls · 118 births · 1 in 483 girlsILWisconsin: #136 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 736 girlsWIMichigan: #118 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 555 girlsMINew York: #112 for girls · 180 births · 1 in 530 girlsNYMassachusetts: #124 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 643 girlsMARhode Island: #59 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 237 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedSDIowa: #314 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,934 girlsIAIndiana: #156 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 933 girlsINOhio: #145 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 852 girlsOHPennsylvania: #86 for girls · 234 births · 1 in 398 girlsPANew Jersey: #110 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 519 girlsNJConnecticut: #82 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 366 girlsCTCalifornia: #117 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 506 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedUTColorado: #167 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 773 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedNEMissouri: #223 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,448 girlsMOKentucky: #268 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,931 girlsKYWest Virginia: #187 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,119 girlsWVVirginia: #191 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,193 girlsVAMaryland: #138 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 775 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedDEArizona: #104 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 359 girlsAZNew Mexico: #133 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 463 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedKSArkansas: #250 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,353 girlsARTennessee: #256 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,725 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #194 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,162 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #159 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 816 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #292 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,850 girlsOKLouisiana: #100 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 381 girlsLAMississippi: #184 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 912 girlsMSAlabama: #231 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,401 girlsALGeorgia: #336 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,095 girlsGAHawaii: #102 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 317 girlsHITexas: #194 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 850 girlsTXFlorida: #146 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 595 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Rhode Island#59 · 1 in 237
  2. Connecticut#82 · 1 in 366
  3. Pennsylvania#86 · 1 in 398
  4. Louisiana#100 · 1 in 381
  5. Hawaii#102 · 1 in 317

Best ever in a state: #4 in Rhode Island, 1998.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Rhode Island#59221 in 237
Connecticut#82371 in 366
Pennsylvania#862341 in 398
Louisiana#100571 in 381
Hawaii#10291 in 317
Arizona#10491 in 359
Illinois#1091181 in 483
New Jersey#110591 in 519
New York#1121801 in 530
New Hampshire#11371 in 453
California#117461 in 506
Michigan#118611 in 555
Vermont#12051 in 490
Massachusetts#124541 in 643
New Mexico#13371 in 463
Wisconsin#136311 in 736
Maryland#138181 in 775
Ohio#145591 in 852
Florida#146171 in 595
Indiana#156261 in 933
South Carolina#159291 in 816
Minnesota#162221 in 971
Colorado#167101 in 773
North Dakota#17971 in 1,016
Mississippi#184241 in 912
West Virginia#187151 in 1,119
Virginia#191231 in 1,193
North Carolina#194311 in 1,162
Texas#194611 in 850
Missouri#223201 in 1,448
Alabama#231221 in 1,401
Washington#23861 in 1,611
Arkansas#250151 in 1,353
Tennessee#256151 in 1,725
Kentucky#268141 in 1,931
Oklahoma#292121 in 1,850
Iowa#31471 in 2,934
Georgia#336121 in 3,095
Alaska
Delaware
District of Columbia
Idaho
Kansas
Maine
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Victoria
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 6 spots since 2024 (#48#54)
  • 20 spots since 2020 (#34#54)
  • 34 spots since 2015 (#20#54)
  • Biggest jump: 46 spots in 1942 (#216#170)
  • Biggest drop: 30 spots in 1932 (#228#258)
Rise & fade · girls
118 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1998 at #16 (12,148 births)
  • Births halved by 2020, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 62 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 62 yrs · run 1981–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 140
  • Highest: 1 in 140 girls born in 1993 were named Victoria (0.71%)
  • Latest: 1 in 399 girls born in 2025 (0.25%)
  • Its best rank, #16 in 1998, was only 1 in 145 (0.69%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 22.3% of all girls named Victoria (117,475) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,440#134 (1881)#150
1890s2,479#156 (1899)#164
1900s3,692#142 (1901)#156
1910s10,766#134 (1918)#149
1920s10,547#173 (1920)#196
1930s6,204#228 (1930)#250
1940s20,752#96 (1949)#149
1950s49,127#74 (1952)#89
1960s37,733#82 (1968)#108
1970s30,884#85 (1970)#102
1980s53,272#42 (1988)#62
1990s117,475#16 (1998)#21
2000s84,967#20 (2000)#25
2010s71,017#19 (2014)#23
2020s27,560#34 (2020)#45

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Victoria in 1919

girls
#154
1,429 births · 1 in 791 girls
boys
#3,736
6 births · 1 in 163,354 boys

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #154Victoria1,429

Top boys' names in 1919

  1. #1John53,522
  2. #2William43,969
  3. #3James42,392
  4. #4Robert41,025
  5. #5Charles25,192
  6. #6George25,170
  7. #7Joseph24,266
  8. #8Edward18,536
  9. #9Frank15,701
  10. #10Thomas13,434
  11. #3,736Victoria6
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 791 of them was named Victoria, which outranked 97.2% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Victoria
  1. #151Susie1,476
  2. #152Lucile1,447
  3. #153Flora1,444
  4. #154Victoria1,429
  5. #155Maggie1,428
  6. #156Arlene1,427
  7. #157Sadie1,412
Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. 851Gregoria#1,805#954
  2. 443Concha#1,333#890
  3. 390Arlena#1,299#909
  4. 353Marina#1,255#902
  5. 333Roselle#1,333#1,000
Fallers
  1. 1,019Liberty#585#1,604
  2. 840Victory#809#1,649
  3. 567Karen#960#1,527
  4. 404Zena#989#1,393
  5. 359Malvina#989#1,348

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

980,122 boys got a published name in 1919; 1 in 163,354 of them was named Victoria, which outranked 22.3% of the 4,810 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Victoria
  1. #3,391Windsor7
  2. #3,391Wofford7
  3. #3,391Wren7
  4. #3,736Victoria6
  5. #3,736Achilles6
  6. #3,736Ade6
  7. #3,736Akio6
  8. #4,168Aarne5
  9. #4,168Able5
  10. #4,168Alba5

Tied with 431 names at #3,736; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. 446Quinten#1,313#867
  2. 432Dempsey#1,012#580
  3. 341Winton#1,231#890
  4. 334Donnie#1,211#877
  5. 332Edsel#1,062#730
Fallers
  1. 2,008Foch#869#2,877
  2. 582Carmel#949#1,531
  3. 403Eligah#918#1,321
  4. 398Nels#809#1,207
  5. 355Myer#966#1,321

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1919