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Victor

Boy's name · #211 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Victor has held steady since 1880, standing at #211 in 2025. Sixty straight years of records barely move it — one of the steadiest names in American use.

Across the states

See where Victor is more common.

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

Around the world

Victor is especially popular in Belgium.

#9 in Belgium (2025) · #28 in France (2025) · #31 in Denmark (2025) · #57 in Spain (2024) · #63 in Ecuador (2025) · #93 in Switzerland (2025) · #99 in Norway (2025) · #107 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #151 in Sweden (2025) · #175 in Mexico (2024) · #191 in Netherlands (2025) · #209 in Poland (2025) and 7 more.

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 — Italian monarch (1820–1878)
• Victor Grignard — French chemist (1871–1935)

In stories & tradition

• Victor (Doctor Doom) — Fantastic Four (video game)
• Victor (Cyborg) — DC Comics Presents (comics)
• Victor Frankenstein — Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (book)

What Victors become

Among 8,197 notable people named Victor:

Lawyers & judges appear 1.34× more often than among typical names — e.g. Victor D'Hondt, Belgian jurist (1841–1901).

Similar names: Viktor · Raymond · Vincent · Paul · Peter · Louis

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