Viktorija

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Victoria in US United States, AR Argentina, ES Spain and 12 more, Виктория in RU Russia, BG Bulgaria, KZ Kazakhstan and 2 more, Viktoria in HU Hungary, DE Germany, AT Austria and 2 more and Vitoria in BR Brazil.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 12 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Viktorija is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate given name459 records spelled Viktorija2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, United States, Ukraine, North Macedonia

  Also written Vìktorìja

33 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Viktorija is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Latvian, Lielākais ūdensrožu dzimtas augs ar lielām, spēcīgi dzīslotām peldošām bļodveida lapām un lieliem, smaržīgiem, plaukstot baltiem, vēlāk iesārtiem vai sarkaniem, ziediem

  as a word·Tēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)

• In Latvian, Štats Austrālijas dienvidaustrumos ("Victoria"), administratīvais centrs - Melburna, platība - 227415 kvadrātkilometru, 54964000 iedzīvotāju (2010. g.)

  as a word·Tēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)

• In Latvian, Seišelu Salu galvaspilsēta (angļu val. "Victoria"), osta Mae salas ziemeļaustrumu krastā, pie Indijas okeāna, 22300 iedzīvotāju (2007. g.)

  as a word·Tēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)

• In Latvian, pilsēta Kanādā ("Victoria"), Vankuveras salā, Britu Kolumbijas provinces administratīvais centrs, 78100 iedzīvotāju (2006. g.)

  as a word·Tēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)

• In Latvian, pilsēta Meksikā ("Victoria"), Tamaulipasas pavalsts administratīvais centrs, 278500 iedzīvotāju (2007.g.)

  as a word·Tēzaurs.lv (Dictionary and Thesaurus of Latvian, AiLab / LU MII)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

SI SURS — Najpogostejša imena in priimki (population register) — 33 years between 1992–2024. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Anna Germanb. 1936PLnot in their usual namePolish singer, popular in Poland and in the Soviet Union (1936-1982)
• Viktoriya Tokarevab. 1937RUnot in their usual nameSoviet and Russian writer and screenwriter
• Viktoria Postnikovab. 1944RUnot in their usual nameRussian pianist
• Victoria Tolstoganovab. 1972RUnot in their usual nameRussian actress
• Viktoriya Isakovab. 1976RUnot in their usual nameRussian actress (born 1976)
• Victoria Lopyrevab. 1983RUnot in their usual nameRussian TV Host, model, actress, blogger, an official ambassador of FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia
• Viktorija Čmilytėb. 1983LTLithuanian chess player and politician
• Victoria Amelinab. 1986UAnot in their usual nameUkrainian writer and activist
• Viktorija Golubicb. 1992CHSwiss female tennis player
• Victoria Georgievab. 1997BGnot in their usual nameBulgarian singer (born 1997)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 373 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Viktorija?

We estimate roughly 1.4 million people bear Viktorija (counting its spellings and scripts) across 12 countries in our records.

In which country does Viktorija have the most bearers?

Viktorija is most frequently recorded in Russia, where it is most often spelled виктория.

Where is Viktorija most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Viktorija is densest in Lithuania — about 1 in 106 people — even though Russia holds more of our records for it.

How common is Viktorija compared with other names?

In Russia, Viktorija is the 39th most common given name of 418,751 given names recorded there.

Is Viktorija a male or female name?

Viktorija is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Viktorija mean?

Recorded meaning: a female given name, equivalent to English Victoria