Viktor Boy
How popular is Viktor?
#1,235 boy name in 2025
162 baby boys were named Viktor in the US in 2025, making it the 1235th most popular boy name.
Viktor popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #1,235 for boys (▲ 40 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 162 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+11% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,245 in 2015, #1,478 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2018 (179 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,094 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 1953 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Viktor counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Victor family of names ranked #210 for boys in 2025 (#213 the year before), with 1,826 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Victor | 1,664 | 91% |
| Viktor | 162 | 9% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Viktor is most popular
Babies named Viktor per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Viktor by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15 | #3,797 |
| 1960s | 65 | #2,664 |
| 1970s | 57 | #3,426 |
| 1980s | 91 | #3,268 |
| 1990s | 244 | #2,294 |
| 2000s | 760 | #1,413 |
| 2010s | 1,518 | #1,094 |
| 2020s | 884 | #1,213 |
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Questions
- Is Viktor a boy or girl name?
- Viktor is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Viktor were boys.
- How popular is the name Viktor?
- 162 baby boys were named Viktor in the US in 2025, making it the 1235th most popular boy name.
- When was Viktor most popular?
- Viktor peaked in 2018, when 179 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,094 in 2018.
- How many people are named Viktor?
- 3,634 babies have been named Viktor in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,577 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Viktor most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Viktor was most common in Illinois, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.