Meaning of the nameVictoria
- Female
- Latin origin
- Vic-to-ri-a
Victoria is a female name of Latin origin, from victoria, meaning 'victory'; in Portuguese the usual forms are Vitória and Victória.
- People (2022)
- 80,956
- Rank in Brazil
- #379
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 44,950
- people
Victoria in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Victoria, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (37,484 people).
80,521 women 435 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Victoria is most common
States with the highest share of people named Victoria in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Roraima 0.068%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.059%
- São Paulo 0.054%
- Espírito Santo 0.054%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.051%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 24,160 | 0.054% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 9,509 | 0.059% |
| Minas Gerais | 7,927 | 0.039% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 5,582 | 0.051% |
| Paraná | 4,415 | 0.039% |
| Bahia | 3,587 | 0.025% |
| Santa Catarina | 3,214 | 0.042% |
| Ceará | 2,533 | 0.029% |
| Goiás | 2,463 | 0.035% |
| Pará | 2,154 | 0.027% |
| Pernambuco | 2,063 | 0.023% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,057 | 0.054% |
| Amazonas | 1,685 | 0.043% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,296 | 0.046% |
| Maranhão | 1,247 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso | 1,091 | 0.030% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 988 | 0.036% |
| Sergipe | 923 | 0.042% |
| Alagoas | 725 | 0.023% |
| Paraíba | 651 | 0.016% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 524 | 0.016% |
| Piauí | 511 | 0.016% |
| Roraima | 433 | 0.068% |
| Tocantins | 432 | 0.029% |
| Rondônia | 375 | 0.024% |
| Acre | 210 | 0.025% |
| Amapá | 201 | 0.027% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Victoria
Wiktionary records Victoria in Portuguese as a female name of Latin origin, with Victor as its male equivalent, and traces the Latin victōria, 'victory', from victor, 'conqueror', plus the suffix -ia. Behind the Name recalls that the name is linked to the Roman goddess of victory and lists Vitória and Victória as Portuguese forms. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 80,956 people named Victoria, with a median age of 17. Most were born in the 2000s and 2010s, the name is almost always female and, proportionally, it is most common in Roraima.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Victoria · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Victoria · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Victoria · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · usage
Questions about the name Victoria
What does the name Victoria mean?
Victoria means “victory”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Victoria in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 80,956 people with the first name Victoria, which ranks it number 379 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Victoria a boy's or a girl's name?
Victoria is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 80,521 women and 435 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Victoria?
Victoria is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Victoria most common?
Proportionally, in Roraima: 0.068% of the state's population is named Victoria (433 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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