Given name & surname
Vittoria
“victory”
Vittoria is a form of Victoria. The Latin word victoria means “victory,” the central association carried by the name.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vittoria 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
Vittoria 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 Italian use, Vittoria is used as a form of VicToriA. Vittoria 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. Vittoria 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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Vittoria through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,624
- 0 boys · 1,624 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 66 babies
- 2025
- 61
- #2,817 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +41%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 61 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,817 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 40.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,613 as a first name in 2020; 329 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vittoria’s family of names
Vittoria shares a linguistic root with Victoria. In Italian usage, Vittoria has a conventional equivalent in the German form Viktoria. Vittoria is a form of Victoria.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Vittoria has relatives in 6 languages.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Victoriacognate · French, English
- ViktoriaGerman
- Victoireequivalent
- Viktoriyaequivalent
- Wiktoriaequivalent
- Viktorijaequivalent
- Victorineequivalent
- Vitöriacognate · rgn
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See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Vittoria
- Vittoria ColonnaItalian poet and noble (1492-1547)
- Vittoria CerettiItalian modelborn 1998
- Vittoria PucciniItalian actressborn 1979
- Vittoria AganoorArmeno-italian poet1855–1910
- Vittoria della RovereGrand Duchess consort of Tuscany (1622-1694)
- Vittoria GuazziniItalian cyclistborn 2000
- Vittoria FarneseDuchess of Modena and Reggio (1618-1649)
- Vittoria AleottiItalian composer and organist1575–1640
- Cristina CampoItalian poet and writer (1923-1977)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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