Fun Facts About the Name Victorious
- 194 babies named Victorious: U.S. records list 194 babies given the name Victorious from 1880 through 2025. Even 92 girls received the name Victorious.
What Does the Name Victorious Mean?
Victorious is an English word name meaning "having won a victory" or "triumphant," ultimately from the Latin adjective victōriōsus. That adjective was formed from victōria, "victory," with the suffix -ōsus, "full of, characterized by"; the base of victōria is victor, "conqueror," from the verb vincere, "to conquer, overcome." The literal sense is "characterized by victory," not a general claim of strength or success. Victorious is not a variant of Victor; it is a separate English word name built from the same Latin root.
Victorious Name History & Origins
The English adjective victorious is recorded in Middle English, borrowed from Anglo-French victorious and Old French victorios, both going back to Latin victōriōsus. In Roman use, Victoria was the goddess of victory, and the word victōria was the ordinary Latin noun for a win. The English form victorious became standard.
As a personal name, Victorious is a direct use of the English adjective. It is not a traditional form of Victor or Victoria; those names come from the Latin nouns victor ("conqueror") and victōria ("victory"), while Victorious comes from the adjective victōriōsus. Christian writers have used "victorious" as a description of Christ and saints, but that is a religious image rather than evidence that the name was used in early Christian naming.
How Popular is the Name Victorious?
Victorious has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2012. Its best rank was #8,083 in 2014.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #15,120 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #11,025 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #15,563 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #14,015 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #16,111 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #12,934 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #14,476 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #10,386 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #11,148 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #16,874 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #20,050 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #20,405 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #15,326 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,768 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #12,141 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #14,191 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #13,934 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #10,531 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #14,000 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #10,705 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #8,759 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #8,083 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #14,112 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #12,199 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #10,693 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #10,911 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #9,819 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #10,264 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #10,096 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Victorious Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fixed in your opinions, firm in your friendships and square in your dealings with others. You are an excellent worker. Since you are both possessive and emotional, you can be either very practical or very impractical and unpredictable. Your dual nature needs to become steadfast. You are the marrying kind. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
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