Spellings
Victor or Viktor?
In the US in 2025, 91% of babies in this name family were spelled Victor and 9% Viktor. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Victor already led in 2015, with 95% of the family's births; it has 91% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 2,719 to 1,826 births (−33%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | 2,573 | 1,664 | −35% |
| Viktor | 146 | 162 | +11% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈvɪktər/ (VIK-tur). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Victor 1,470 births (#28 among boys) and Viktor 70 births (#600 among boys).
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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