| Victoria | Grace | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Victory | grace |
| Origin | Latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | vik-TOR-ee-uh | GRAYSS |
| Syllables | 4 | 1 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 1993 (12,925) | 2003 (12,781) |
| In 2025 | 4,027 | 5,127 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Victoria | Grace |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 27,560 | 31,533 |
| 2010s | 71,017 | 73,058 |
| 2000s | 84,967 | 110,720 |
| 1990s | 117,475 | 39,872 |
| 1980s | 53,272 | 11,796 |
| 1970s | 30,884 | 6,096 |
| 1960s | 37,733 | 11,213 |
| 1950s | 49,127 | 15,929 |
| 1940s | 20,752 | 19,370 |
| 1930s | 6,204 | 31,357 |
| 1920s | 10,547 | 60,060 |
| 1910s | 10,766 | 57,973 |
| 1900s | 3,692 | 26,927 |
| 1890s | 2,479 | 23,804 |
| 1880s | 1,440 | 15,227 |
Victoria is the Latin word for “victory,” and the name of the Roman goddess of triumph. Britain’s Queen Victoria, who reigned more than sixty years, turned it into a royal classic.
Directly from the English word grace, from Latin 'gratia' meaning favour, thanks, or divine grace. A virtue name popularised by the Puritans; the root of nearly all 'grace'-meaning names of Latin origin.
Grace is more popular than Victoria today: about 5,127 US babies were given the name Grace in 2025, compared with 4,027 named Victoria.
Victoria means Victory (Latin origin), while Grace means grace (latin origin).
In US records, Victoria first appears in 1880 and Grace in 1880, so Victoria has the longer recorded history.