Victory

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A few things about Victory you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 48,780 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Victory, 33 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Victory would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryVictory first shows up in US birth records in 1898, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 127 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1918, when it ranked #809. Today it's #4,265, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowVictory is 2.8× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 138,889 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 48,780.
• 🍂TrendVictory has slipped 1,685 places over the last five years and now sits at #4,265. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlVictory is given to both boys and girls: 59% of the 56 babies named Victory in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Victory means “victory”.

About the name Victory

Victory is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “victory”. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, starting with V and ending in “-ory”. US birth records list Victory for girls from 1898 to 2025, in 82 of those 128 years. Its best year was 1918, when it ranked #809 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #4,265, with 33 babies.

Origin:Latin names