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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 NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. 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.