Given name & surname
Victoire
“victory”
Victoire is a form of Victoria. The Latin word victoria means “victory,” the central association carried by the name.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Victoire is a form of Victoria. The Latin word victoria means “victory,” the central association carried by the name.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Victoire is a form of Victoria. Victoria is used in English and Spanish and is connected with the Latin name Victorius.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French use, Victoire is used as a form of VicToriA. Victoire is a form of Victoria. The shared background comes through Victoria: Victoria can be understood as the feminine form of Victorius. Victoria may also reflect direct use of the Latin word for victory; the two paths are closely related but not identical.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Victoire is a form of Victoria. The history of Victoria gives this family its wider story. Queen Victoria’s accession in 1837 made the name more familiar in England. Wider popularity among the British public came much later, during the twentieth century.
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Victoire through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 107
- 0 boys · 107 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,859 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,859 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 386 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Victoire’s family of names
Victoire shares a linguistic root with Victoria. In French usage, Victoire has a conventional equivalent in the German form Viktoria. Victoire is a form of Victoria.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Victoriacognate · English
- Vittoriaequivalent
- ViktoriaGerman
- Wiktoriaequivalent
- Viktoriyaequivalent
- Viktorijaequivalent
- Victorineequivalent
- Viktóriaequivalent
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People named Victoire
- Victoire Tomegah DogbéPrime Minister of Togo (2020-2025)born 1959
- Victoire of FranceFrench princess; the seventh child and fifth daughter of King Louis XV of France (1733-1799)
- Victoire ThivisolFrench actressborn 1991
- Victoire Ingabire UmuhozaRwandan politicianborn 1968
- Victoire Du BoisFrench actressborn 1988
- Victoire Rasoamanarivolaywoman from Madagascar beatified by John Paul II1848–1894
- Victoire de RohanFrench aristocrat and royal governess1743–1807
- Victoire BerteauFrench cyclistborn 2000
- Victoire of FranceFrench princess1556–1556
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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