Boy · Latin
Victor
Say it: VIK-ter
Meaning
Latin victor, 'conqueror'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Borne by several early martyrs; common across Europe since the 19th century.
Its wave through time
Timeless: in steady use for over a century
In the United States
- 323,512 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1918, about 1 in 318 boys
- 1,886 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- Ancient Rome750 BC to AD 476
- The Early Middle Ages400 to 800
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
Early ChristianLatinEnglishAmericanFrenchSpanishItalianPortugueseGermanPolishRussianHungarian
The family of the name
| French | Victor |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Víctor |
| Italian | Vittorio |
| Portuguese | Vítor |
| German | Viktor |
| Polish | Wiktor |
| Russian | Viktor |
| Hungarian | Viktor |
Famous bearers
- Pope Victor I, 2nd-century bishop of Rome
- Victor Hugo, French writer
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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