Victorious
Derived from Latin, meaning "one who achieves victory or triumph".
Name Census estimates that about 187 living Americans carry the first name Victorious. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 51.3% of registrations being male. The average person named Victorious today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Victorious births was 2014 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Victorious. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Victorious with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
187
~ 1 in 1,832,911 Americans
Peak year
2014
17 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2023 SSA rank
#12,141
Tracked since 1993
Census
Victorious in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 245 people with the first name Victorious, which placed it at #33,672 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#33,672
National first-name rank
People counted
245
245 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
60.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Victorious
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Victorious is Black at 60.8%. The next largest groups are White (11.4%) and Hispanic (11.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Victorious described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Victorious at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American60.8% · 149
- White11.4% · 28
- Hispanic or Latino11.4% · 28
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.9% · 17
- Two or more races6.5% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.9% · 7
Gender
Gender distribution for Victorious
Victorious is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 189 total registrations, 97 (51.3%) were male and 92 (48.7%) were female.
Victorious as a male name
- Ranked #12,141 in 2023
- 6 male births in 2023
- Peak: 2014 (10 births)
Victorious as a female name
- Ranked #15,120 in 2021
- 6 female births in 2021
- Peak: 2012 (11 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Victorious on both sides of the split. Of the 240 people counted with this name, 111 were male (46.3%) and 129 were female (53.8%).
Popularity
Victorious: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Victorious from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 110 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Victorious remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Victorious by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Victorious during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Victorious
The name Victorious has its origins in the Latin word "victoriosus", which means "conquering" or "victorious". It is derived from the Latin word "victor", which means "conqueror" or "winner". The name was commonly used in ancient Roman times to honor military victories and triumphs.
The name Victorious gained popularity during the early days of Christianity when it was used to commemorate the victory of the Christian faith over paganism. In the 4th century, Saint Victorinus, also known as Victorious, was a bishop and martyr who was celebrated for his unwavering faith and triumph over persecution.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Victorious can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Tacitus, who mentions a Roman general named Victorious who led a successful campaign against the Germanic tribes in the 1st century AD.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Victorious. One of the most famous was Victorius of Aquitaine, a 5th-century Roman abbot and scholar who made significant contributions to the calculation of the date of Easter.
Another prominent figure was Victorious of Petovio, a 4th-century Christian martyr who was executed for his faith during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian.
In the 6th century, Victorious of Lérins was a renowned monk and theologian who played a crucial role in the development of monastic life in the region of Lérins, off the coast of southern France.
During the Middle Ages, Victorious of Avranches was a Norman bishop and writer who lived in the 11th century and is known for his work on the life of St. Judoc.
In more recent times, Victorious Ngurumah was a Tanzanian politician and diplomat who served as the first Prime Minister of Tanzania from 1962 to 1972.
People
Victorious + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Victorious as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with V
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Victorious: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Victorious?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 187 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Victorious going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,832,911 US residents.
Is Victorious a common name?
We classify Victorious as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 189 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Victorious most popular?
The single biggest year for Victorious was 2014, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Victorious is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Victorious in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 245 people with the name Victorious, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #33,672 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Victorious in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Victorious?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Victorious on both sides of the split. Of the 240 people counted with this name, 111 were male (46.3%) and 129 were female (53.8%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Victorious?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Victorious is Black at 60.8%. The next largest groups are White (11.4%) and Hispanic (11.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Victorious most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Victorious in the 2020 Census, accounting for 60.8% (149 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Victorious in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Victorious a male name?
Yes, 51.3% of people registered as Victorious in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Victorious still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Victorious in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Victorious can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Victorious?
If you just want to know how many people have the name Victorious, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.