Viktor is the German, Scandinavian and Slavic spelling of Victor, the Latin word for "conqueror" or "winner", a name early Christians used for Christ's victory over death. Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl, author of Man's Search for Meaning, is a well-known bearer. In the United States Viktor rose from number 2,575 in 2000 to number 1,099 in 2018 and ranks number 1,238 in 2025.