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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201933peak #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 1933

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedNHWashington: #209 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,406 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #241 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,037 girlsMNIllinois: #223 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,925 girlsILWisconsin: #275 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,066 girlsWIMichigan: #178 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,287 girlsMINew York: #153 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 919 girlsNYMassachusetts: #214 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,122 girlsMARhode Island: #142 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 834 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: #164 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 858 girlsSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedIAIndiana: #270 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,682 girlsINOhio: #248 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,387 girlsOHPennsylvania: #185 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,429 girlsPANew Jersey: #146 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 862 girlsNJConnecticut: #142 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 842 girlsCTCalifornia: #162 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 765 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedUTColorado: #161 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 760 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedNEMissouri: #308 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,622 girlsMOKentucky: #355 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,248 girlsKYWest Virginia: #345 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,290 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedDEArizona: #162 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 577 girlsAZNew Mexico: #153 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 640 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #327 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,868 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #153 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 719 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Victoria, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #172 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 734 girlsLAMississippi: #358 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,901 girlsMSAlabama: #434 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,569 girlsALGeorgia: #330 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,877 girlsGAHawaii: #82 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 311 girlsHITexas: #175 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 779 girlsTXFlorida: #273 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,602 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#82 · 1 in 311
  2. Rhode Island#142 · 1 in 834
  3. Connecticut#142 · 1 in 842
  4. New Jersey#146 · 1 in 862
  5. New Mexico#153 · 1 in 640

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#82101 in 311
Connecticut#142111 in 842
Rhode Island#14251 in 834
New Jersey#146281 in 862
New Mexico#15371 in 640
New York#153901 in 919
South Carolina#153281 in 719
Colorado#161101 in 760
Arizona#16261 in 577
California#162431 in 765
South Dakota#16461 in 858
Louisiana#172261 in 734
Texas#175701 in 779
Michigan#178271 in 1,287
Pennsylvania#185481 in 1,429
Washington#20961 in 1,406
Massachusetts#214131 in 2,122
Illinois#223251 in 1,925
Minnesota#24191 in 2,037
Ohio#248181 in 2,387
Indiana#27081 in 2,682
Florida#27371 in 1,602
Wisconsin#27571 in 3,066
Missouri#308101 in 2,622
North Carolina#327121 in 2,868
Georgia#330101 in 2,877
West Virginia#34551 in 3,290
Kentucky#35581 in 3,248
Mississippi#35871 in 2,901
Alabama#43461 in 4,569
Alaska
Arkansas
Delaware
District of Columbia
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
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 1933

girls
#249
600 births · 1 in 1,680 girls
boys
#2,542
9 births · 1 in 110,169 boys

Top girls' names in 1933

  1. #1Mary55,517
  2. #2Betty31,531
  3. #3Barbara26,949
  4. #4Dorothy22,054
  5. #5Joan19,294
  6. #6Patricia18,632
  7. #7Margaret15,241
  8. #8Helen14,644
  9. #9Shirley14,320
  10. #10Doris12,025
  11. #249Victoria600

Top boys' names in 1933

  1. #1Robert54,221
  2. #2James51,112
  3. #3John46,224
  4. #4William39,049
  5. #5Richard31,331
  6. #6Charles28,991
  7. #7Donald28,450
  8. #8George18,356
  9. #9Joseph17,162
  10. #10Thomas16,508
  11. #2,542Victoria9
More about 1933

girls

1,007,932 girls got a published name in 1933; 1 in 1,680 of them was named Victoria, which outranked 94.9% of the 4,858 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Victoria
  1. #246Amelia608
  2. #246Fay608
  3. #246Maryann608
  4. #249Victoria600
  5. #249Marianne600
  6. #251Freda588
  7. #252Angela577
  8. #253Ollie574

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. 1,022Rheta#1,754#732
  2. 930Joellen#1,877#947
  3. 583Veola#1,568#985
  4. 483Sharlene#1,162#679
  5. 475Louetta#1,448#973
Fallers
  1. 395Golda#969#1,364
  2. 322Louis#940#1,262
  3. 298Bebe#899#1,197
  4. 291Clyde#998#1,289
  5. 291Mariam#998#1,289

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

boys

991,524 boys got a published name in 1933; 1 in 110,169 of them was named Victoria, which outranked 38.8% of the 4,156 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Victoria
  1. #2,368Windel10
  2. #2,368Woodroe10
  3. #2,368Yale10
  4. #2,542Victoria9
  5. #2,542Aime9
  6. #2,542Albion9
  7. #2,542Alfonsa9
  8. #2,738Acey8
  9. #2,738Aden8
  10. #2,738Aldean8

Tied with 195 names at #2,542; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. 553Neville#1,548#995
  2. 401Cordell#1,286#885
  3. 381Hamilton#1,286#905
  4. 375Delano#677#302
  5. 313Jan#937#624
Fallers
  1. 568Hoover#793#1,361
  2. 541Porfirio#915#1,456
  3. 424Rosendo#937#1,361
  4. 381Alfonzo#821#1,202
  5. 368Hillard#862#1,230

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

See the top 100 for 1933