Victor is a boy's name of French origin meaning “conqueror.” In 2024 it was given to 1,674 boys in the United States.
Victor belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “conqueror” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Victor first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #63 in 1918, and in 2024 1,674 babies received the name — 328,729 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Victor means “conqueror” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Victor is a boy name. In 2024, 1,674 babies received the name in the US.
Victor comes from the French tradition.
Victor first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #63 in 1918, and 1,674 babies were given the name in 2024.
Victor is pronounced /ˈvɪk.tə(ɹ)/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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