Victory Baby Names
275 Victory names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Victory baby names are names built from the world’s words for triumph — Latin victoria, Greek nike, Sanskrit jaya — and parents reach for them to mark a hard-won milestone or simply to wish a child strength and staying power.
Where the meaning comes from
Most victory names trace back to just a few roots: Victoria and the Italian Vittoria mean “victory” outright, while the Greek nike hides inside Nicholas and even Eunice, which literally means “good victory.”
Victory girl names
Victoria and its breezy nickname Tori remain the classic choice, while Nicole, Nicolette and Colette carry the same triumphant root in a softer, French-inflected form. For something less expected, Nika and Jaya, Sanskrit for “victory,” both feel fresh and global.
Victory boy names
Nicholas anchors a huge, well-loved family that includes Nico, Niko, Nikolai and Klaus, plus the Irish diminutive Colin. In South Asian naming traditions, Jai and Ajay mean “victory” and “unconquerable,” and pair easily with Western middle names.
Every name below links to its own page with a sourced meaning, U.S. popularity, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation — so you can hear it before you choose.
Victory Girl Names
Lorinda#12905 in the U.S.A literary elaboration of Lora/Laura ('laurel; victory') with the -inda ending of Belinda and M▶Lauri#12990 in the U.S.As a girl's name, a spelling of Laurie, a pet form of Laura from Latin laurus, 'laurel' - the w▶Signa#13212 in the U.S.Signa is a Scandinavian name, a form of Signe or Signy, built from the Old Norse elements sigr,▶Siri#13240 in the U.S.Siri is a Scandinavian short form of Sigrid, from the Old Norse Sigridr — sigr, 'victory,' plus▶Victori#13334 in the U.S.A modern respelling that reads as both Victory (the word) and a clipped Victoria — from Latin v▶Winner#13346 in the U.S.The plain English word winner, 'one who wins', used directly as a given name in the aspiration-▶Vickey#13662 in the U.S.A respelling of Vicky, a short form of Victoria, from Latin victoria, 'victory.' The -ey spelli▶Emmavictoria#13949 in the U.S.A combination name joining Emma — from a Germanic element ermen, 'whole; universal' — to Victor▶Fayza#14049 in the U.S.A form of the Arabic Faiza, 'victorious; successful; winner' (from fawz, 'victory'). Bright and▶Fawzia#14357 in the U.S.From the Arabic Fawziyya, 'victorious; successful; triumphant' (from fawz, 'victory'). Borne by▶Nikol#14745 in the U.S.A Central and Eastern European spelling of Nicole, from the Greek Nikolaos — nike ('victory') p▶Nikola#14746 in the U.S.From the Greek Nikolaos — nike ('victory') plus laos ('people'). This is genuinely two names in▶Viki#14746 in the U.S.Viki is a trimmed spelling of Vicki, the everyday short form of Victoria, from the Latin victor▶Nikiya#14759 in the U.S.A name in the Nike/Nikita family (Greek nike, 'victory') and, famously, Nikiya — the temple dan▶Nyjai#14774 in the U.S.A modern American coinage joining the Ny- opening to the -jai ending (as in Jai, itself a Sansk▶Nicholas#14806 in the U.S.From the Greek Nikolaos, 'victory of the people' (nike, 'victory,' + laos, 'people') — the name▶Berniece#14902 in the U.S.A respelling of Bernice, from the Greek Berenike (Berenice), 'bringing victory,' from pherein (▶Toria#15013 in the U.S.Toria is a short form of Victoria, from the Latin victoria meaning 'victory' and the name of th▶Toriana#15052 in the U.S.A modern extension of Tori (from Victoria, Latin for 'victory') with a flowing -ana ending. An ▶Nikia#15085 in the U.S.A name that emerged in 1970s America, most often linked to Nike, the Greek for 'victory,' or re▶Victoire#15085 in the U.S.The French word and name Victoire, 'victory,' from the Latin victoria. It is the French counter▶Veronique#15165 in the U.S.Veronique is the French form of Veronica. The name is traditionally connected to St Veronica, w▶Bernita#15372 in the U.S.Bernita is a diminutive linked to Bernice ('bringer of victory') or the Bernard family ('brave ▶Cole#15739 in the U.S.A short form of Nicholas ('victory of the people') and an English surname tied to 'coal; swarth▶Debrah#15825 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Deborah, from the Hebrew Devorah, 'bee.' In the Bible Deborah is a prophe▶Nichol#15994 in the U.S.Nichol is a variant of Nicole (Nichole), the French feminine of Nicholas, from the Greek nike (▶Latoria#16532 in the U.S.Latoria is a coined American name pairing the popular La- prefix with the -toria of Victoria (L▶Laurin#16568 in the U.S.Laurin is a spelling variant of Lauren and a cousin of Laura, all from the Latin laurus, the la▶Loralynn#16614 in the U.S.A modern compound joining Lora (a form of Laura, 'laurel; victory') and Lynn (Welsh, 'lake; poo▶Lorina#16649 in the U.S.A form of Lora/Laura ('the laurel; bay tree,' a sign of victory) extended with the Latinate dim▶Laurell#16933 in the U.S.Laurell is a variant spelling of Laurel, from the Latin laurus, the laurel or bay tree whose le▶Nicholette#16942 in the U.S.A feminine form of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos, 'victory of the people' (nike, 'victory,'▶Nickole#16944 in the U.S.Nickole is a respelling of Nicole, the French feminine of Nicholas, from Greek nikelaos, 'victo▶Nicollette#17308 in the U.S.Nicollette doubles the l of Nicolette, the French diminutive of Nicole. Nicole is the feminine ▶Vicktoria#17355 in the U.S.A respelling of Victoria, with a 'ck,' from the Latin victoria, 'victory.' Victoria was the Rom▶Sigrun#17406 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Sigrun, 'victory rune' (sigr, 'victory', + run, 'rune/secret'); a valkyrie w▶Vika#17432 in the U.S.A Russian and Slavic short form of Viktoria/Victoria, from the Latin victoria, 'victory.' Crisp▶Wiktoria#17453 in the U.S.The Polish spelling of Victoria, from the Latin victoria, 'victory.' A legitimate Polish form (▶Necole#18027 in the U.S.Necole is a phonetic respelling of Nicole, the French feminine of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos▶Nickie#18114 in the U.S.Nickie is a cheerful pet form of Nicole or Nicola, from the Greek Nikolaos, 'victory of the peo▶Nicholle#18486 in the U.S.Nicholle is a respelling of Nicole, the French feminine of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos, 'vict▶Nikkia#18491 in the U.S.Nikkia is an -ia elaboration of Nikki/Nikia, the pet form of Nicole — itself a French feminine ▶Nacole#18718 in the U.S.Nacole is a respelling of Nicole, the French feminine of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos — nike, ▶Niccole#19063 in the U.S.Niccole is a respelling of Nicole, the French feminine of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos — n▶Vernice#19426 in the U.S.Vernice is most often a variant of Bernice, from the Greek Berenike, 'bringing victory' (pherei▶Vikki#19431 in the U.S.A doubled-k spelling of Vicki, itself a pet form of Victoria, from the Latin 'victoria,' 'victo▶RanjindA Sikh/Punjabi name in the Ranjit family (from ran, 'battle,' + jit, 'victory'), read as 'victo▶SigynFrom the Old Norse Sigyn, 'victory-friend; victorious girlfriend' (sigr, 'victory', + vina, 'fr▶
Victory Boy Names
Jayansh#12905 in the U.S.A Sanskrit-styled name read as jaya ('victory') plus ansh ('part; portion') — 'a part of victor▶Jayveer#12922 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit elements jaya, 'victory,' and vira/veer, 'hero; brave' — 'victorious hero.' A▶Harfateh#12926 in the U.S.A Sikh/Punjabi name joining Har (a name for God) with fateh ('victory'), giving the sense 'vict▶Jaidev#12993 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Jayadeva, 'victory of God; god of victory' (jaya, 'victory', + deva, 'god') —▶Laurenzo#13372 in the U.S.Laurenzo is an English respelling of Lorenzo, the Italian and Spanish form of Latin Laurentius,▶Loran#13395 in the U.S.Loran is a spelling of Loren or Lauren, from the Latin Laurentius, 'man of Laurentum,' a town w▶Kollins#13459 in the U.S.Kollins is a modern respelling of the surname Collins, which derives from Colin (a medieval pet▶Miklos#13519 in the U.S.Miklos (Hungarian Miklós) is the Hungarian form of Nicholas, from Greek Nikolaos — nike, 'victo▶Nasi#13584 in the U.S.Most often a short form of Nasir, Arabic for 'helper; supporter; one who gives victory'. Separa▶Nasier#13585 in the U.S.A modern American spelling of the Arabic Nasir, 'helper; supporter; one who grants victory', fr▶Nasiir#13586 in the U.S.The Somali orthography of the Arabic Nasir, 'helper; supporter; one who gives victory'. Somali ▶Nasri#13587 in the U.S.From Arabic Nasri, an adjectival form on the root n-s-r ('to help; to give victory') — read as ▶Nasyr#13588 in the U.S.A y-spelling of the Arabic Nasir, 'helper; supporter; one who grants victory', from the root n-▶Nik#13605 in the U.S.A short form of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos — nike ('victory') joined to laos ('people'),▶Niklas#13606 in the U.S.The German, Swedish and Finnish form of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos — nike ('victory') pl▶Nikoloz#13607 in the U.S.The Georgian form of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos — nike ('victory') plus laos ('people').▶Nixen#13615 in the U.S.A modern American coinage, sitting between the surname Nixon ('son of Nick', ultimately from Ni▶Mykola#13714 in the U.S.The Ukrainian form of Nicholas, from the Greek Nikolaos, 'victory of the people' (nike, 'victor▶Renz#13752 in the U.S.Renz is a German and Dutch short form of Lorenz (Laurence), from the Latin Laurentius, 'man fro▶Seger#13855 in the U.S.A surname of Germanic origin, generally traced to the elements sigi ('victory') and heri ('army▶Sihtric#13895 in the U.S.From Old Norse Sigtryggr — sigr, 'victory', plus tryggr, 'true; trusty' — anglicized as Sihtric▶Victorio#14077 in the U.S.A Spanish and Italian elaboration of Victor, from Latin victor, 'conqueror; winner', with the s▶Vitor#14091 in the U.S.The Portuguese form of Victor, from Latin victor, 'conqueror; winner'. It is a common name in P▶Zaafir#14181 in the U.S.From Arabic zafir, 'victorious; one who attains'. It belongs to the family of names built on th▶Zafar#14188 in the U.S.From Arabic zafar, 'victory; triumph'. It is used across the Arabic-speaking world and widely i▶SiggiA Scandinavian and German pet form of names on the sig- element ('victory'), such as Sigurd and▶ZafariFrom Zafar, a Swahili and Arabic name meaning 'victory; triumph,' with the -i ending common in ▶
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Frequently Asked
What are victory baby names?
Victory baby names are names whose meaning traces back to words for triumph or conquest, most often the Latin “victoria,” the Greek “nike” or the Sanskrit “jaya.” Parents choose them to celebrate strength, perseverance or a hard-won new beginning.
What are good girl names meaning victory?
Victoria and Vittoria mean “victory” directly, while Eunice means “good victory” and Jaya is Sanskrit for the same idea.
What boy names mean victory?
Nicholas and its many forms — Nico, Niko, Nikolai and Klaus — all carry the Greek “nike,” or victory. Jai and Ajay are Sanskrit and Hindi names meaning “victory” and “unconquerable.”
Is Victoria a good name choice?
Yes — Victoria has long been prized both for its regal history and its clear, confident meaning of “victory,” and it offers easy nicknames like Tori.
How many victory baby names are on More4Kids?
More4Kids lists 275 victory baby names, each with a sourced meaning, U.S. popularity, and an audio pronunciation.