Victoria Girl
vihk-TAW-ree-uh
“victory” · Latin
#54
Girl Names That Start with V
122 namesGirl
V names for girls are relatively uncommon, and they often feel elegant and a little romantic. Victoria comes from the Latin word for victory and was carried by one of the longest-reigning queens of Britain. Valentina, Valeria, Valerie and Valery all come from a Latin root meaning strong or healthy. Vivian, Vivienne and Viviana come from a Latin word meaning alive, and each has a slightly different style, from English to French to Italian.
The letter also includes names from nature, faith and geography. Violet and Violeta come from the small purple flower, a name that has a gentle, vintage feel. Vera is a Russian word meaning faith and also resembles the Latin word for true. Veronica is a name tied to an early Christian legend, and Virginia is a Roman family name and the name of a US state. Vienna is the Austrian capital, and Vanessa is a name coined by an Irish satirist in the eighteenth century.
The v sound is buzzy and distinctive, which helps these names stand out on a class list. Spelling is a consideration for several of them, since Vivian and Vivienne, or Valerie and Valery, are easily confused. In Spanish the v is often pronounced close to a soft b, which may matter in a bilingual family.
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Violet Girl
VY-uh-liht
“violet flower” · English
#13
Valentina Girl
vah-lehn-TEE-nuh
“strong, healthy” · Latin
#35
Vivian Girl
VIH-vee-uhn
“alive” · Latin
#72
Valeria Girl
vuh-LEHR-ee-uh
“strong, healthy” · Latin
#162
Vanessa Girl
vuh-NEH-suh
“invented by Jonathan Swift” · English
#377
Valerie Girl
VA-lur-ee
“strong, healthy” · French
#127
Vivienne Girl
VIH-vee-ehn
“alive” · French
#172
Veronica Girl
vur-AH-nih-kuh
“true image; or bringer of victory” · Latin
#427
Vera Girl
VEER-uh
“faith” · Russian
#205
All 122 names
Sorted by current popularity. US rank uses 2025 data for the name's most common sex; the trend compares births with five years earlier. Tap a column heading to re-sort.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | US rank 2025 | 5-yr trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | victory | Latin | 54 | ↓ -24% |
| Violet | violet flower | English | 13 | ↑ +47% |
| Valentina | strong, healthy | Latin | 35 | ↑ +60% |
| Vivian | alive | Latin | 72 | ↑ +24% |
| Valeria | strong, healthy | Latin | 162 | → +1% |
| Vanessa | invented by Jonathan Swift | English | 377 | ↓ -41% |
| Valerie | strong, healthy | French | 127 | ↑ +18% |
| Vivienne | alive | French | 172 | ↑ +52% |
| Veronica | true image; or bringer of victory | Latin | 427 | ↓ -10% |
| Vera | faith | Russian | 205 | ↑ +21% |
| Viviana | alive, lively | Latin | 331 | ↑ +21% |
| Virginia | from the Roman name Verginius | Latin | 526 | ↑ +13% |
| Vienna | the capital of Austria | Latin | 434 | ↑ +111% |
| Valery | strong, healthy | Latin | 744 | ↑ +26% |
| Violeta | violet | Spanish | 641 | ↑ +51% |
| Veda | knowledge | Sanskrit | 739 | ↑ +31% |
| Vada | — | — | 886 | ↓ -10% |
| Viola | violet | Latin | 1,015 | ↑ +14% |
| Violette | little violet | French | 894 | ↑ +15% |
| Vivianna | elaboration of Vivian; alive | American (modern coinage) | 1,128 | ↑ +15% |
| Vida | life | Spanish | 1,218 | ↑ +6% |
| Vivien | alive | French | 1,854 | ↓ -35% |
| Vayda | — | American (modern coinage) | 1,457 | ↓ -24% |
| Valencia | strength; the Spanish city | Spanish | 1,731 | ↓ -22% |
| Vivianne | alive | French | 1,776 | ↓ -11% |
| Venus | love, desire | Latin | 2,001 | ↓ -29% |
| Violetta | violet | Italian | 1,184 | ↑ +45% |
| Vianney | from the French surname Vianney | French | 3,340 | ↓ -25% |
| Vianey | from the French surname Vianney | French | 4,346 | ↓ -52% |
| Vanesa | Spanish form of Vanessa | Spanish | 4,872 | ↑ +27% |
| Veronika | form of Veronica, bringing victory | Latin | 3,571 | ↓ -10% |
| Viktoria | form of Victoria, victory | Latin | 2,892 | → -3% |
| Verity | truth | English | 1,482 | ↑ +12% |
| Vicky | pet form of Victoria, victory | English | 4,163 | ↓ -17% |
| Vania | variant of Vanya, God is gracious | Russian | 2,858 | ↑ +7% |
| Vaeda | variant of Veda: knowledge | Sanskrit | 1,578 | ↓ -5% |
| Valkyrie | chooser of the slain | Old Norse | 1,925 | ↓ -21% |
| Valarie | variant of Valerie: strong, healthy | Latin | 3,294 | ↑ +60% |
| Vianna | uncertain; perhaps a blend of Vi and Anna | American (modern coinage) | 3,026 | → -4% |
| Violett | variant of Violet, the flower | English | 1,909 | ↑ +57% |
| Viridiana | from Latin viridis, green | Italian | 5,710 | ↓ -29% |
| Vanya | Russian diminutive of Ivan; God is gracious | Russian | 2,408 | ↓ -10% |
| Vittoria | victory | Italian | 2,817 | ↑ +97% |
| Vesper | evening, evening star | Latin | 2,482 | ↑ +71% |
| Venice | from the city of Venice | English | 5,389 | ↓ -31% |
| Vanna | modern name, possibly short for Giovanna | American (modern coinage) | 2,930 | ↑ +23% |
| Vanity | vainness, pride | English | 8,326 | ↓ -44% |
| Vita | life | Latin | 4,454 | ↓ -14% |
| Verna | springlike | Latin | 3,513 | ↑ +52% |
| Vy | Vietnamese name, often "small, delicate" | Vietnamese | 5,712 | ↑ +22% |
| Vianca | variant of Bianca, "white" | Spanish | 13,098 | ↓ -12% |
| Valorie | variant of Valerie, 'to be strong' | Latin | 3,828 | ↑ +30% |
| Verena | uncertain; possibly Latin 'true' | Latin | 3,771 | ↑ +38% |
| Viviane | French form of Vivian, alive | French | 5,544 | → 0% |
| Verona | from the Italian city | Italian | 5,227 | ↑ +79% |
| Vilma | form of Wilma, will and protection | Germanic | 7,861 | ↓ -30% |
| Vallie | pet form of Valerie | English | 1,879 | ↑ +708% |
| Vella | uncertain; possibly Italian surname or short form | — | 4,977 | → -4% |
| Verenice | variant of Berenice, bringer of victory | Greek | 11,857 | ↓ -33% |
| Vashti | queen in the Book of Esther | Persian | 8,823 | ↑ +50% |
| Vincenza | conquering | Italian | 5,904 | ↑ +5% |
| Vannessa | variant of Vanessa | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Vela | sail, a constellation | Latin | 6,813 | ↑ +54% |
| Valeri | variant of Valerie | French | 10,060 | ↓ -33% |
| Venessa | variant of Vanessa | American (modern coinage) | — | ↓ -100% |
| Vicki | short form of Victoria | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Vina | uncertain, several possible sources | English | 13,100 | ↓ -46% |
| Vallerie | variant of Valerie | French | — | ↓ -100% |
| Vasiliki | royal | Greek | 9,425 | ↑ +38% |
| Velma | uncertain; possibly from Wilhelmina | English | 5,903 | ↑ +40% |
| Vickie | short form of Victoria, victory | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Vi | short form of Violet or Victoria | English | 14,813 | ↓ -50% |
| Viva | alive, long live | Latin | 5,711 | ↑ +175% |
| Velvet | the soft fabric | English | 8,824 | ↑ +50% |
| Veronique | French form of Veronica | French | 10,064 | new |
| Vira | faith | Slavic | 5,089 | ↑ +160% |
| Velia | from a Roman family name | Latin | 9,426 | ↑ +57% |
| Vesta | Roman goddess of the hearth | Latin | — | ↓ -100% |
| Vena | uncertain; short form of names like Lavena | — | — | new |
| Vonnie | pet form of Yvonne or Veronica | French | 13,105 | ↑ +40% |
| Venita | uncertain, perhaps from Venus | Latin | — | new |
| Vernice | variant of Bernice, bringer of victory | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vicenta | feminine of Vicente, conquering | Spanish | — | new |
| Vikki | pet form of Victoria | Latin | — | new |
| Veta | uncertain; possibly short for Elveta or Vita | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Viki | short form of Victoria | Latin | — | new |
| Venetia | uncertain; possibly from Venice | Latin | — | new |
| Vinita | modest, humble | Sanskrit | — | new |
| Valera | variant of Valeria | Latin | 13,091 | new |
| Virgie | pet form of Virginia | Latin | — | new |
| Vonda | variant of Wanda, origin uncertain | Slavic | — | new |
| Velda | origin uncertain | Germanic | — | ↓ -100% |
| Versie | origin uncertain | English | — | new |
| Vernita | feminine of Vernon or Verna | Latin | — | new |
| Vonna | variant of Yvonne | French | — | new |
| Verda | green | Latin | — | new |
| Verla | origin uncertain | English | — | new |
| Vickey | pet form of Victoria | Latin | — | new |
| Vergie | pet form of Virginia | Latin | — | new |
| Velva | uncertain, possibly from velvet | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vernetta | elaboration of Verna | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Verdie | uncertain, perhaps from Latin for green | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Verlie | uncertain, possibly from Verna or Virginia | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vanita | modern American name, or Sanskrit for woman | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Verlene | uncertain, from Verna or Verl with -ene | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Valda | possibly Germanic, rule | German | — | new |
| Veola | uncertain, possibly from Viola | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vanda | variant of Wanda, also an orchid | Slavic | — | new |
| Veva | pet form of Genevieve | French | — | new |
| Vertie | pet form of Alberta or Alverta | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Voncile | uncertain; American coinage with Von- | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vennie | uncertain; pet form of names with -ven- | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Valinda | blend of Val and Linda | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vernia | uncertain; related to Verna | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vernette | feminine of Vernon | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vernelle | Vern- with -elle | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vanetta | uncertain; Van- with -etta | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Virgia | feminine short form of Virgil or Virginia | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Velta | uncertain; also a Latvian name | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Verta | uncertain; American name | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Verline | Ver- with -line | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vannie | uncertain; pet form | American (modern coinage) | — | new |