Victor
Pronounced V IH1 K T ER0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1990
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Victor?
Victor is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 336,982 children — the 113th most common boys' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 39% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1990, when 4,461 children were given it.
Viktor is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Victor and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Viktor
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- V IH1 K T ER0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Victor
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Victor
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Victor?
- Victor ranks 113th among boys' names in US records, with 336,982 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 22,398.
- Is Victor a unisex name?
- No. Victor is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Victor most popular?
- 1990, when 4,461 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Victor spelled?
- Viktor. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.