Victoria Girl
vihk-TAW-ree-uh
“victory” · Latin
#54
Names That Start with V
194 names
V names tend to sound elegant, and many of them come from Latin. Victor and Victoria both mean victory, and Victoria became widely known through the British queen who gave her name to an era. Vincent comes from a Latin word meaning conquering. Valentina and Valentino come from a Latin word for strength or health, and Valeria and Valerie share the same root.
Life and growth are another theme. Vivian, Vivienne and Viviana come from a Latin word for alive, with Vivienne the French spelling and Viviana the Italian and Spanish. Violet is a flower name with a vintage charm. Vera can mean faith in Russian and true in Latin. Veronica is linked to a Christian legend from the story of the crucifixion. Virginia comes from an old Roman family name and is shared with the American state.
Vanessa has an unusual origin. It was invented by the author of Gulliver's Travels for a poem, and later passed into general use. Because V names are often long and flowing, they pair well with short surnames. Shorter forms like Vera and Violet balance longer last names, and Victoria and Valentina offer several nicknames.
Most popular right now
Violet Girl
VY-uh-liht
“violet flower” · English
#13
Vincent Boy
VIN-suhnt
“conquering” · Latin
#107
Valentina Girl
vah-lehn-TEE-nuh
“strong, healthy” · Latin
#35
Victor Boy
VIHK-tur
“conqueror” · Latin
#211
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
All 194 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 | Sex | Meaning | Origin | US rank 2025 | 5-yr trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | Girl | victory | Latin | 54 | ↓ -24% |
| Violet | Girl | violet flower | English | 13 | ↑ +47% |
| Vincent | Boy | conquering | Latin | 107 | ↑ +7% |
| Valentina | Girl | strong, healthy | Latin | 35 | ↑ +60% |
| Victor | Boy | conqueror | Latin | 211 | ↓ -13% |
| Vivian | Girl | alive | Latin | 72 | ↑ +24% |
| Valeria | Girl | strong, healthy | Latin | 162 | → +1% |
| Vanessa | Girl | invented by Jonathan Swift | English | 377 | ↓ -41% |
| Valerie | Girl | strong, healthy | French | 127 | ↑ +18% |
| Vivienne | Girl | alive | French | 172 | ↑ +52% |
| Veronica | Girl | true image; or bringer of victory | Latin | 427 | ↓ -10% |
| Vera | Girl | faith | Russian | 205 | ↑ +21% |
| Viviana | Girl | alive, lively | Latin | 331 | ↑ +21% |
| Virginia | Girl | from the Roman name Verginius | Latin | 526 | ↑ +13% |
| Valentino | Boy | strong, healthy | Italian | 444 | ↑ +62% |
| Vicente | Boy | conquering | Spanish | 589 | ↑ +58% |
| Vienna | Girl | the capital of Austria | Latin | 434 | ↑ +111% |
| Vincenzo | Boy | conquering | Italian | 674 | ↑ +20% |
| Valentin | Boy | strong, healthy | Latin | 660 | ↑ +35% |
| Valery | Girl | strong, healthy | Latin | 744 | ↑ +26% |
| Vihaan | Boy | dawn, morning | Sanskrit | 910 | ↓ -25% |
| Van | Boy | from; short form of names like Vance | Dutch | 972 | ↓ -9% |
| Violeta | Girl | violet | Spanish | 641 | ↑ +51% |
| Vance | Boy | marsh, fen | English | 1,080 | ↓ -10% |
| Veda | Girl | knowledge | Sanskrit | 739 | ↑ +31% |
| Vaughn | Boy | little, junior | Welsh | 1,153 | → +2% |
| Vada | Girl | — | — | 886 | ↓ -10% |
| Viola | Girl | violet | Latin | 1,015 | ↑ +14% |
| Violette | Girl | little violet | French | 894 | ↑ +15% |
| Vivianna | Girl | elaboration of Vivian; alive | American (modern coinage) | 1,128 | ↑ +15% |
| Vida | Girl | life | Spanish | 1,218 | ↑ +6% |
| Vivien | Girl | alive | French | 1,854 | ↓ -35% |
| Vince | Boy | conquering (short for Vincent) | English | 1,364 | ↑ +24% |
| Viktor | Boy | conqueror | Russian | 1,238 | ↑ +41% |
| Veer | Boy | brave, hero | Sanskrit | 942 | ↑ +45% |
| Vladimir | Boy | rule with peace | Russian | 1,836 | ↓ -26% |
| Vayda | Girl | — | American (modern coinage) | 1,457 | ↓ -24% |
| Vivaan | Boy | full of life; morning sunlight | Sanskrit | 1,584 | ↓ -26% |
| Valencia | Girl | strength; the Spanish city | Spanish | 1,731 | ↓ -22% |
| Vernon | Boy | alder grove; from a Norman place name | French | 1,387 | ↑ +66% |
| Vivianne | Girl | alive | French | 1,776 | ↓ -11% |
| Venus | Girl | love, desire | Latin | 2,001 | ↓ -29% |
| Violetta | Girl | violet | Italian | 1,184 | ↑ +45% |
| Ved | Boy | sacred knowledge | Sanskrit | 1,131 | ↑ +61% |
| Vianney | Girl | from the French surname Vianney | French | 3,340 | ↓ -25% |
| Vianey | Girl | from the French surname Vianney | French | 4,346 | ↓ -52% |
| Vanesa | Girl | Spanish form of Vanessa | Spanish | 4,872 | ↑ +27% |
| Vito | Boy | life | Italian | 1,507 | ↑ +27% |
| Valentine | Unisex | strong, healthy | Latin | 1,807 | ↑ +74% |
| Virgil | Boy | from a Roman family name, meaning uncertain | Latin | 1,417 | ↑ +52% |
| Viraj | Boy | resplendent, splendor | Sanskrit | 1,338 | ↑ +29% |
| Viaan | Boy | modern Indian name, often "full of life" | Hindi | 2,385 | ↓ -58% |
| Valor | Boy | courage | English | 1,254 | ↑ +19% |
| Veronika | Girl | form of Veronica, bringing victory | Latin | 3,571 | ↓ -10% |
| Viktoria | Girl | form of Victoria, victory | Latin | 2,892 | → -3% |
| Verity | Girl | truth | English | 1,482 | ↑ +12% |
| Vicky | Girl | pet form of Victoria, victory | English | 4,163 | ↓ -17% |
| Valen | Boy | short for Valentine, strong, healthy | Latin | 1,619 | ↑ +57% |
| Vania | Girl | variant of Vanya, God is gracious | Russian | 2,858 | ↑ +7% |
| Vaeda | Girl | variant of Veda: knowledge | Sanskrit | 1,578 | ↓ -5% |
| Valkyrie | Girl | chooser of the slain | Old Norse | 1,925 | ↓ -21% |
| Vedant | Boy | end of the Vedas | Sanskrit | 1,484 | ↑ +131% |
| Victory | Unisex | victory, triumph | English | 4,347 | ↓ -50% |
| Vander | Boy | from Dutch surnames, of the | Dutch | 1,357 | ↑ +136% |
| Valarie | Girl | variant of Valerie: strong, healthy | Latin | 3,294 | ↑ +60% |
| Von | Boy | German for 'of' or 'from' | German | 2,142 | ↑ +10% |
| Varun | Boy | Hindu god of water and sky | Sanskrit | 6,111 | ↓ -44% |
| Vianna | Girl | uncertain; perhaps a blend of Vi and Anna | American (modern coinage) | 3,026 | → -4% |
| Vikram | Boy | valor, stride | Sanskrit | 2,937 | ↑ +19% |
| Viggo | Boy | battle, war | Old Norse | 1,697 | ↑ +137% |
| Violett | Girl | variant of Violet, the flower | English | 1,909 | ↑ +57% |
| Viridiana | Girl | from Latin viridis, green | Italian | 5,710 | ↓ -29% |
| Vanya | Girl | Russian diminutive of Ivan; God is gracious | Russian | 2,408 | ↓ -10% |
| Vittoria | Girl | victory | Italian | 2,817 | ↑ +97% |
| Vesper | Girl | evening, evening star | Latin | 2,482 | ↑ +71% |
| Vidal | Boy | life | Spanish | 3,121 | ↑ +50% |
| Venice | Girl | from the city of Venice | English | 5,389 | ↓ -31% |
| Vinny | Boy | diminutive of Vincent, conquering | Latin | 2,256 | ↑ +80% |
| Vanna | Girl | modern name, possibly short for Giovanna | American (modern coinage) | 2,930 | ↑ +23% |
| Vann | Boy | variant of Van; Dutch surname prefix | Dutch | 4,379 | ↓ -20% |
| Valente | Boy | strong, valiant | Latin | 3,843 | ↑ +12% |
| Vishnu | Boy | Hindu god; possibly all-pervading | Sanskrit | 5,590 | ↓ -15% |
| Vanity | Girl | vainness, pride | English | 8,326 | ↓ -44% |
| Vita | Girl | life | Latin | 4,454 | ↓ -14% |
| Verna | Girl | springlike | Latin | 3,513 | ↑ +52% |
| Vincente | Boy | variant of Vicente; conquering | Spanish | 4,036 | ↑ +50% |
| Vy | Girl | Vietnamese name, often "small, delicate" | Vietnamese | 5,712 | ↑ +22% |
| Vinson | Boy | son of Vincent | English | 5,835 | ↓ -45% |
| Vianca | Girl | variant of Bianca, "white" | Spanish | 13,098 | ↓ -12% |
| Valorie | Girl | variant of Valerie, 'to be strong' | Latin | 3,828 | ↑ +30% |
| Verena | Girl | uncertain; possibly Latin 'true' | Latin | 3,771 | ↑ +38% |
| Vinh | Boy | glory, honor | Vietnamese | 4,529 | ↑ +92% |
| Viviane | Girl | French form of Vivian, alive | French | 5,544 | → 0% |
| Verona | Girl | from the Italian city | Italian | 5,227 | ↑ +79% |
| Vittorio | Boy | victory | Italian | 3,651 | ↑ +29% |
| Vivek | Boy | wisdom, discernment | Sanskrit | — | new |
| Vasilios | Boy | royal, kingly | Greek | 5,377 | ↑ +29% |
| Vilma | Girl | form of Wilma, will and protection | Germanic | 7,861 | ↓ -30% |
| Vallie | Girl | pet form of Valerie | English | 1,879 | ↑ +708% |
| Vella | Girl | uncertain; possibly Italian surname or short form | — | 4,977 | → -4% |
| Verenice | Girl | variant of Berenice, bringer of victory | Greek | 11,857 | ↓ -33% |
| Vaughan | Boy | small, little | Welsh | 13,759 | ↓ -44% |
| Vashti | Girl | queen in the Book of Esther | Persian | 8,823 | ↑ +50% |
| Vincenza | Girl | conquering | Italian | 5,904 | ↑ +5% |
| Vannessa | Girl | variant of Vanessa | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Vinay | Boy | modesty, humility | Sanskrit | 10,611 | ↓ -36% |
| Vishal | Boy | vast, great | Sanskrit | 13,773 | ↓ -17% |
| Vela | Girl | sail, a constellation | Latin | 6,813 | ↑ +54% |
| Vijay | Boy | victory | Sanskrit | 13,771 | → 0% |
| Valeri | Girl | variant of Valerie | French | 10,060 | ↓ -33% |
| Venessa | Girl | variant of Vanessa | American (modern coinage) | — | ↓ -100% |
| Vicki | Girl | short form of Victoria | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Vinnie | Boy | short form of Vincent, conquering | English | 6,114 | ↑ +50% |
| Vina | Girl | uncertain, several possible sources | English | 13,100 | ↓ -46% |
| Vallerie | Girl | variant of Valerie | French | — | ↓ -100% |
| Vasiliki | Girl | royal | Greek | 9,425 | ↑ +38% |
| Velma | Girl | uncertain; possibly from Wilhelmina | English | 5,903 | ↑ +40% |
| Vickie | Girl | short form of Victoria, victory | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Vi | Girl | short form of Violet or Victoria | English | 14,813 | ↓ -50% |
| Viva | Girl | alive, long live | Latin | 5,711 | ↑ +175% |
| Val | Boy | short form of Valentine or Valerie | Latin | 4,692 | ↑ +267% |
| Velvet | Girl | the soft fabric | English | 8,824 | ↑ +50% |
| Victoriano | Boy | belonging to Victor, victory | Spanish | 11,902 | ↓ -50% |
| Virgilio | Boy | from Vergilius, a Roman family name | Italian | 7,648 | ↑ +10% |
| Vergil | Boy | variant of Virgil | Latin | 5,191 | ↑ +6% |
| Vic | Boy | short form of Victor, conqueror | English | — | ↓ -100% |
| Veronique | Girl | French form of Veronica | French | 10,064 | new |
| Ventura | Boy | fortune, good luck | Spanish | — | ↓ -100% |
| Viet | Boy | the Viet people | Vietnamese | — | new |
| Vira | Girl | faith | Slavic | 5,089 | ↑ +160% |
| Velia | Girl | from a Roman family name | Latin | 9,426 | ↑ +57% |
| Vernell | Boy | elaboration of Verne | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vesta | Girl | Roman goddess of the hearth | Latin | — | ↓ -100% |
| Vinton | Boy | from an English place name | Old English | — | new |
| Vena | Girl | uncertain; short form of names like Lavena | — | — | new |
| Vern | Boy | short form of Vernon | English | 10,607 | new |
| Vonnie | Girl | pet form of Yvonne or Veronica | French | 13,105 | ↑ +40% |
| Venita | Girl | uncertain, perhaps from Venus | Latin | — | new |
| Vernice | Girl | variant of Bernice, bringer of victory | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vicenta | Girl | feminine of Vicente, conquering | Spanish | — | new |
| Vikki | Girl | pet form of Victoria | Latin | — | new |
| Verdell | Boy | uncertain; perhaps from Verdel or Latin green | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Veta | Girl | uncertain; possibly short for Elveta or Vita | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Viki | Girl | short form of Victoria | Latin | — | new |
| Verlin | Boy | uncertain; modern American | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Venetia | Girl | uncertain; possibly from Venice | Latin | — | new |
| Vinita | Girl | modest, humble | Sanskrit | — | new |
| Valera | Girl | variant of Valeria | Latin | 13,091 | new |
| Virgie | Girl | pet form of Virginia | Latin | — | new |
| Vonda | Girl | variant of Wanda, origin uncertain | Slavic | — | new |
| Velda | Girl | origin uncertain | Germanic | — | ↓ -100% |
| Vernard | Boy | blend of Vern and Bernard | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Versie | Girl | origin uncertain | English | — | new |
| Vernita | Girl | feminine of Vernon or Verna | Latin | — | new |
| Vonna | Girl | variant of Yvonne | French | — | new |
| Verda | Girl | green | Latin | — | new |
| Verne | Boy | short form of Vernon | French | — | new |
| Vernie | Unisex | pet form of Vernon or Verna | French | — | new |
| Verla | Girl | origin uncertain | English | — | new |
| Vickey | Girl | pet form of Victoria | Latin | — | new |
| Vergie | Girl | pet form of Virginia | Latin | — | new |
| Velva | Girl | uncertain, possibly from velvet | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vester | Unisex | short for Sylvester, of the woods | Latin | — | new |
| Vernetta | Girl | elaboration of Verna | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Verdie | Girl | uncertain, perhaps from Latin for green | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Verl | Boy | uncertain, possibly from Verle or Merle | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Verlie | Girl | uncertain, possibly from Verna or Virginia | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Verle | Unisex | uncertain, possibly from Verl or Merle | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Virgle | Boy | variant of Virgil | Latin | — | new |
| Vernal | Boy | of spring | Latin | — | new |
| Verner | Boy | Scandinavian form of Werner | Scandinavian | — | new |
| Vanita | Girl | modern American name, or Sanskrit for woman | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Verlon | Boy | — | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Verlyn | Unisex | — | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Verlene | Girl | uncertain, from Verna or Verl with -ene | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Valda | Girl | possibly Germanic, rule | German | — | new |
| Veola | Girl | uncertain, possibly from Viola | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vanda | Girl | variant of Wanda, also an orchid | Slavic | — | new |
| Veva | Girl | pet form of Genevieve | French | — | new |
| Vertie | Girl | pet form of Alberta or Alverta | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Voncile | Girl | uncertain; American coinage with Von- | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vennie | Girl | uncertain; pet form of names with -ven- | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Valinda | Girl | blend of Val and Linda | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vernia | Girl | uncertain; related to Verna | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vernette | Girl | feminine of Vernon | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vernelle | Girl | Vern- with -elle | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vanetta | Girl | uncertain; Van- with -etta | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Virgia | Girl | feminine short form of Virgil or Virginia | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Virgel | Boy | variant of Virgil | Latin | — | new |
| Velta | Girl | uncertain; also a Latvian name | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Verta | Girl | uncertain; American name | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Verline | Girl | Ver- with -line | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Veryl | Unisex | uncertain; American name | American (modern coinage) | — | new |
| Vannie | Girl | uncertain; pet form | American (modern coinage) | — | new |