NameTides

Victory

Victory was the #4,265 girls' name in the US in 2025 (33 babies), and #3,333 in England & Wales.

Victory as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Victory as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Victory as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#4,265 (33)#3,333 (7)——
2024#3,822 (39)#3,319 (7)—#3,383 (5)
2023#3,274 (49)#3,599 (6)——
2022#3,123 (52)#3,149 (7)—#3,228 (5)
2021#2,674 (64)#3,519 (6)——
2020#2,580 (66)——#2,343 (8)
2019#2,681 (64)#3,151 (7)—#2,188 (9)
2018#2,841 (59)#3,178 (7)——
2017#3,247 (49)#5,765 (3)—#2,876 (6)
2016#3,280 (49)#4,763 (4)——
2015#3,429 (46)#4,103 (5)——
2014#2,969 (57)#3,160 (7)—#2,617 (7)
2013#3,404 (46)#4,050 (5)—#3,286 (5)
2012#3,782 (41)#2,717 (9)——
2011#3,843 (39)#4,764 (4)—#2,899 (6)

Victory as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Victory as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Victory as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#4,396 (23)#4,275 (4)——
2024#5,241 (18)#4,271 (4)——
2023#6,517 (13)#3,524 (5)——
2022#4,701 (21)———
2021#4,118 (25)———
2020#7,034 (11)#3,334 (5)——
2019#6,406 (13)———
2018#5,770 (15)———
2017#4,594 (21)———
2016#5,555 (16)———
2015#5,999 (14)#3,908 (4)——
2014#6,632 (12)#3,362 (5)——
2013#8,118 (9)#2,954 (6)—#2,606 (5)
2012#6,626 (12)#3,987 (4)——
2011#6,256 (13)#3,300 (5)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1918 at #809.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1898.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 59% of US babies named Victory were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 48,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 48,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 36,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 77,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 67,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Victory is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 55,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 50,000 to 1 in 61,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Victory by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Victory (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
VictoryCanadaGirls—too few
VictoryCanadaBoys—too few
VictoryEngland & WalesGirls#3,3337
VictoryEngland & WalesBoys#4,2754
VictoryIrelandGirls—too few
VictoryIrelandBoys—too few
VictoryNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
VictoryNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
VictoryUSGirls#4,26533
VictoryUSBoys#4,39623