How Many People Are Named Victoria?
An estimated 446,973 people in the United States have the first name Victoria. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #95 overall. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Victoria peaked in popularity in 1993 with 12,959 births that year. It has a similar number of bearers to Brenda (446,636).
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Victoria as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Victoria paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Victoria is overwhelmingly female, 1,276 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
446,973
About 1 in 767 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1993
12,959 births
Total Registered
525,116
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Victoria
Victoria is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 525,116 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Victoria as a male name
Ranked #8,900 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (56 births)
Victoria as a female name
Ranked #48 in 2024
4,267 female births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (12,926 births)
Victoria: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Victoria span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 117,720 babies were registered. Victoria has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Victoria by Decade
How has Victoria tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,440 | 0 | 1,440 | |
| 1890s | 2,479 | 0 | 2,479 | |
| 1900s | 3,692 | 0 | 3,692 | |
| 1910s | 10,790 | 24 | 10,766 | |
| 1920s | 10,601 | 54 | 10,547 | |
| 1930s | 6,261 | 57 | 6,204 | |
| 1940s | 20,805 | 53 | 20,752 | |
| 1950s | 49,217 | 91 | 49,126 | |
| 1960s | 37,864 | 132 | 37,732 | |
| 1970s | 31,001 | 118 | 30,883 | |
| 1980s | 53,546 | 273 | 53,273 | |
| 1990s | 117,720 | 246 | 117,474 | |
| 2000s | 85,099 | 138 | 84,961 | |
| 2010s | 71,073 | 67 | 71,006 | |
| 2020s | 23,528 | 23 | 23,505 | |
Victoria by State
Birth registrations for Victoria span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Vermont, Wyoming, North Dakota. On average, about 10,101 Victorias were registered per state.
Victoria + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Victoria as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Victoria
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Victoria: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Victoria?
We estimate approximately 446,973 people named Victoria are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 767 Americans share this first name.
Is Victoria a common name?
Victoria is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 525,116 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Victoria most popular?
Victoria reached peak popularity in 1993, when 12,959 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Victoria is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Victoria a female name?
Victoria is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Victoria Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Victoria Smith, Victoria Johnson, Victoria Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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