Names That Mean Victory
Names whose recorded root means victory — Victoria and Victor from Latin, Vincent from vincere, 'to conquer'.
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
níkē — “victory” | 3,115#112 | Down 25 rank positions in five years | 1995 | ||
victōria — “victory” | 4,027#54 | Down 20 rank positions in five years | 1993 | ||
vincēns — “conquering” | 3,267#107 | Up 14 rank positions in five years | 1962 | ||
victor — “conqueror” | 1,664#211 | Down 11 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
Berenī́kē — “bringer of victory” via Berenice | 730#427 | Down 41 rank positions in five years | 1980 | ||
jay — “victory” | 809#392 | Down 12 rank positions in five years | 1960 | ||
Berenī́kē — “bringer of victory” via Berenice | 35#4,081 | Down 528 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
victōria — “victory” via Victoria | —Unranked | — | 1954 | ||
cēol + siġe — “ship + victory” | 335#814 | Down 288 rank positions in five years | 1992 | ||
níkē — “victory” via Nicholas | 950#343 | Down 56 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
victōria — “victory” via Victoria | —Unranked | — | 1956 | ||
victōria — “victory” via Victoria | 35#4,162 | Down 558 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
níkē — “victory” via Nicholas | 124#1,447 | Down 26 rank positions in five years | 1960 | ||
Toya — “a Spanish pet form of Victoria” | 8#11,482 | Down 4,070 rank positions in five years | 1984 | ||
níkē — “victory” via Nicholas | 118#1,498 | Down 455 rank positions in five years | 1998 | ||
victōria — “victory” via Victoria | 167#1,337 | Down 491 rank positions in five years | 1994 | ||
níkē — “victory” via Nicholas | 2,066#174 | Up 144 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
nikáō — “I conquer” via Nikolaos | 1,046#325 | Up 33 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Nikḗtas — “conqueror” | 31#4,523 | Down 1,147 rank positions in five years | 1986 | ||
jay — “victory” via Jay | 162#1,362 | Down 318 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Berenī́kē — “bringer of victory” | 28#4,783 | Down 2,121 rank positions in five years | 1995 | ||
jay — “victory” via Jay | 92#2,054 | Down 716 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
jay — “victory” via Jay | 171#1,302 | Down 383 rank positions in five years | 2012 | ||
níkē — “victory” via Nicholas | 8#9,452 | Down 2,925 rank positions in five years | 1959 | ||
níkē — “victory” | 18#6,486 | Down 1,359 rank positions in five years | 1993 | ||
victōria — “victory” via Victoria | —Unranked | — | 1957 | ||
níkē — “victory” via Nicholas | —Unranked | — | 1972 | ||
victōria — “victory” via Victoria | —Unranked | — | 1957 | ||
níkē — “victory” via Nicholas | 12#8,718 | Up 1,351 rank positions in five years | 1972 | ||
jaya — “victory” | 84#2,204 | Down 271 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
vincēns — “conquering” via Vincent | 6#14,816 | new | 1916 | ||
victōria — “victory” via Victoria | 8#9,619 | Down 4,939 rank positions in five years | 1987 | ||
victor — “conqueror” via Victor | —Unranked | — | 1958 | ||
nikáō — “I conquer” | 51#2,591 | Up 55 rank positions in five years | 2014 | ||
vincēns — “conquering” via Vincent | 63#2,256 | Up 1,009 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
nī́kē — “victory” | 45#2,825 | Up 186 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
victor — “conqueror” via Victor | —Unranked | — | 1951 | ||
níkē — “victory” via Nicholas | 7#10,373 | Up 1,201 rank positions in five years | 1989 | ||
vincēns — “conquering” via Vincent | 7#10,606 | Down 1,106 rank positions in five years | 2003 | ||
naṣrī — “victory” | —Unranked | — | 2012 | ||
naṣr — “victory” | 14#6,333 | new | 2025 | ||
fawz — “victory, triumph” | —Unranked | — | 2000 | ||
fawz — “victory, triumph” | 5#15,663 | new | 2008 |
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Every name here has a documented root whose literal meaning matches this theme. Each name’s subtitle gives its documented root and meaning. Where it says "via", the name is a recorded form of another name (Maggie of Margaret) and the meaning is the base name's. Roots are extracted from etymologies on Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0). Ranks come from official birth card-application data; "—" means fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, a genuinely rare pick rather than an invalid one. The dot marks whether the stats shown are for the girls' or boys' use of the name.