Is Victory a boy or girl name?
Victory is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 39 girls and 18 boys were named Victory, so 68.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 71.8% of the 2,402 US babies named Victory were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,415
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,872
- Babies named Victory since 1898
- 2,402
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 99 babies
Boys and girls named Victory, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1910s | 29 | 111 | 79.3% |
| 1920s | 21 | 56 | 72.7% |
| 1930s | 28 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 58 | 158 | 73.1% |
| 1950s | 15 | 41 | 73.2% |
| 1960s | 90 | 68 | 43% |
| 1970s | 43 | 41 | 48.8% |
| 1980s | 47 | 70 | 59.8% |
| 1990s | 51 | 142 | 73.6% |
| 2000s | 71 | 247 | 77.7% |
| 2010s | 136 | 501 | 78.6% |
| 2020s | 88 | 270 | 75.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | #5,415 | 39 | #3,872 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,858 | 49 | #3,321 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,836 | 52 | #3,163 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,228 | 64 | #2,709 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,462 | 66 | #2,596 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,745 | 64 | #2,706 |
| 2018 | 15 | #6,016 | 59 | #2,867 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,735 | 48 | #3,341 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,774 | 49 | #3,321 |
| 2015 | 14 | #6,296 | 46 | #3,475 |
| 2014 | 12 | #7,020 | 57 | #3,003 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,734 | 46 | #3,460 |
| 2012 | 12 | #7,012 | 41 | #3,848 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,554 | 39 | #3,910 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,557 | 52 | #3,201 |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,814 | 66 | #2,748 |
| 2008 | 12 | #7,158 | 34 | #4,544 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,876 | 25 | #5,696 |
| 2006 | 5 | #13,918 | 27 | #5,223 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,612 | 20 | #6,235 |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,498 | 12 | #9,242 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,801 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,503 | 14 | #7,805 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,493 | 9 | #10,985 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,014 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,828 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,433 | 17 | #6,057 |
| 1997 | 12 | #5,271 | 15 | #6,475 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,959 | 18 | #5,520 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,942 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,839 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,599 | 11 | #8,033 |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,388 | 12 | #7,494 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,498 | 10 | #8,572 |
| 1990 | 5 | #9,430 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1989 | 5 | #9,171 | 8 | #9,652 |
| 1988 | 6 | #7,233 | 10 | #7,676 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,203 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,512 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,756 | 6 | #10,648 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,531 | 8 | #8,131 |
| 1983 | 6 | #6,199 | 9 | #7,293 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,479 |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,233 | 11 | #6,311 |
| 1980 | 10 | #4,124 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,842 | 7 | #8,537 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,559 | 7 | #8,141 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,976 |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,172 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,850 | 7 | #7,413 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,420 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,216 | 10 | #5,404 |
| 1969 | 5 | #5,009 | 8 | #5,956 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,898 | 8 | #5,629 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,957 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,622 | 8 | #5,259 |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,235 | 9 | #4,817 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,845 | 6 | #6,749 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,532 | 9 | #4,886 |
| 1962 | 10 | #2,841 | 15 | #3,435 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,701 | 5 | #7,504 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,652 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,812 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,484 | 9 | #4,510 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,306 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,185 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,472 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,364 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,302 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,219 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,629 | 36 | #1,355 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,096 | 23 | #1,803 |
| 1943 | 15 | #1,985 | 42 | #1,274 |
| 1942 | 13 | #2,142 | 51 | #1,115 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,917 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,945 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #4,010 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,135 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,623 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,254 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,249 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,692 | 5 | #5,392 |
| 1927 | 6 | #4,194 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,801 | 6 | #4,815 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,409 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,931 | 9 | #3,646 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,144 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,724 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,379 | 24 | #1,696 |
| 1918 | 21 | #1,705 | 78 | #814 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,242 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,208 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,495 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Victory reached #1,629 in 1945. As a girl name, it reached #814 in 1918. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Victory
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.