Victor
Victor is a male given name: 99% of people named Victor are men, and it is recorded as male in 23 of the 23 countries covered.
Victor · Víctor
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 99% male / 1% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Moldova, Belarus
- Also spelled
- Víctor
- US births since 1880
- 315,431 male / 1,807 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Victor
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Victor," in English, "Guten Tag Victor," in German. Victor is a male given name: about 99% of people named Victor are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Victor,
German
Guten Tag Victor,
French
Bonjour Victor,
Spanish
Estimado/a Victor:
Chinese
Victor您好：
Japanese
Victor様
English
Hi Victor,
German
Hi Victor,
French
Salut Victor,
Spanish
Hola Victor,
Chinese
Victor你好：
Japanese
Victorさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 99% |
| Moldova | very common | man's name | 98% |
| Belarus | common | man's name | 98% |
| Russia | common | man's name | 98% |
| Ukraine | common | man's name | 98% |
| Romania | common | man's name | 98% |
| Luxembourg | common | man's name | 98% |
| Malta | common | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Spain | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Armenia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| France | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
Show all 23 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Israel | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Portugal | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Denmark | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Norway | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Sweden | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Ireland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Bulgaria | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
315,431 male · 1,807 female · 317,238 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Victor a male or female name?
Victor is a male given name: 99% of people named Victor are men, and it is recorded as male in 23 of the 23 countries covered.
How do I address Victor in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Victor," in English, "Guten Tag Victor," in German. Victor is a male given name: about 99% of people named Victor are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Victor a unisex name?
Victor is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Victor are men. Victor leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Victor a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/victor (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_victor,
title = {Is Victor a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/victor},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}