Victor Name Popularity

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How popular is Victor?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Victor, ranked the 177th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Victor has been a top 250 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #63 in 1918.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1990 with 4,444 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Victor was 99 in 1883.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Victor occurred roughly during the years 1887-1892, 1897-1900, 1901-1905, 1906-1918, and 1986-1990, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1928-1933.

Victor's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Victor for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Victor?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

The name Victor is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Victor (Girl)		Victor (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	2,213	177
2017		< 5	--	2,400	165
2016		5	18,659	2,457	164
2015		< 5	--	2,568	161
2014		5	19,016	2,681	151
2013		6	16,390	2,729	143
2012		8	13,381	2,870	135
2011		5	19,407	2,891	142
2010		6	16,850	3,174	128
2009		< 5	--	3,542	117
2008		8	13,741	3,780	112
2007		9	12,611	4,270	104
2006		11	10,567	4,308	104
2005		6	16,352	4,138	105
2004		16	7,370	4,288	102
2003		10	10,392	4,435	96
2002		8	12,138	3,932	100
2001		12	8,720	3,918	96
2000		11	9,139	4,051	97
1999		11	8,778	4,016	95
1998		14	7,090	3,996	97
1997		14	6,828	3,701	105
1996		18	5,520	3,925	100
1995		19	5,208	4,095	90
1994		18	5,440	4,054	93
1993		26	4,096	4,206	91
1992		31	3,577	4,292	87
1991		34	3,298	4,332	85
1990		27	3,906	4,444	82
1989		43	2,656	3,901	89
1988		39	2,742	3,623	89
1987		35	2,847	3,305	91
1986		35	2,777	3,292	88
1985		29	3,166	3,334	88
1984		35	2,676	3,178	90
1983		31	2,848	2,970	95
1982		36	2,642	3,003	99
1981		20	4,000	2,845	104
1980		25	3,406	2,823	107
1979		28	3,069	2,634	105
1978		29	2,856	2,551	103
1977		25	3,172	2,551	104
1976		23	3,184	2,532	100
1975		19	3,634	2,684	95
1974		24	3,004	2,622	96
1973		27	2,684	2,575	103
1972		31	2,394	2,621	107
1971		29	2,593	2,891	113
1970		27	2,702	3,087	106
1969		17	3,455	3,045	102
1968		34	2,089	2,942	101
1967		17	3,207	3,198	97
1966		21	2,747	3,271	101
1965		27	2,340	3,683	98
1964		25	2,527	3,944	97
1963		21	2,777	4,053	97
1962		22	2,663	4,206	96
1961		29	2,245	4,297	99
1960		27	2,304	4,191	103
1959		20	2,673	3,813	107
1958		25	2,315	3,736	107
1957		20	2,651	4,084	97
1956		14	3,318	3,899	97
1955		12	3,570	3,436	101
1954		24	2,234	3,364	103
1953		6	5,649	3,103	106
1952		14	3,039	2,994	107
1951		11	3,478	2,731	110
1950		5	6,080	2,714	106
1949		12	3,171	2,519	116
1948		7	4,636	2,478	115
1947		10	3,690	2,358	121
1946		10	3,417	2,129	120
1945		10	3,123	2,630	95
1944		6	4,555	2,161	107
1943		11	3,032	2,615	96
1942		13	2,655	2,395	99
1941		8	3,548	1,667	118
1940		10	2,949	1,567	120
1939		7	3,767	1,475	119
1938		9	3,172	1,561	117
1937		10	2,927	1,541	117
1936		5	4,825	1,518	116
1935		12	2,566	1,541	116
1934		11	2,728	1,422	122
1933		7	3,731	1,431	116
1932		12	2,638	1,611	111
1931		19	1,873	1,624	109
1930		19	1,931	1,843	100
1929		17	2,096	1,942	100
1928		15	2,377	1,946	99
1927		15	2,427	1,983	98
1926		19	2,070	2,015	94
1925		19	2,115	2,118	89
1924		24	1,807	2,190	90
1923		19	2,087	2,226	88
1922		14	2,603	2,322	86
1921		18	2,192	2,407	83
1920		18	2,167	2,349	81
1919		15	2,380	2,751	68
1918		12	2,810	3,183	63
1917		22	1,704	2,207	78
1916		12	2,650	2,215	78
1915		7	3,776	2,211	74
1914		8	2,862	1,559	76
1913		6	3,169	1,177	80
1912		10	1,974	989	81
1911		< 5	--	493	81
1910		5	2,771	372	90
1909		< 5	--	320	89
1908		< 5	--	308	88
1907		5	2,379	245	100
1906		< 5	--	249	93
1905		< 5	--	268	90
1904		< 5	--	218	98
1903		< 5	--	196	99
1902		< 5	--	205	97
1901		< 5	--	169	100
1900		< 5	--	269	92
1899		< 5	--	175	100
1898		< 5	--	205	97
1897		< 5	--	190	96
1896		< 5	--	201	96
1895		< 5	--	196	99
1894		< 5	--	180	100
1893		< 5	--	172	103
1892		< 5	--	200	97
1891		< 5	--	154	103
1890		< 5	--	138	114
1889		< 5	--	158	104
1888		< 5	--	134	120
1887		< 5	--	119	115
1886		< 5	--	146	105
1885		< 5	--	143	100
1884		< 5	--	124	117
1883		< 5	--	99	125
1882		< 5	--	109	128
1881		< 5	--	110	113
1880		< 5	--	100	136

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.