boys' name ★ peaked 1962

Vincent

Meaning conquering Gender Boy Rank 2025 #107 Trend → Stable

Borrowed from French Vincent, from Latin Vincentius, from vincēns (“conquering”), from the verb vincō.

Rank 2025
#107
among boys · ↑4 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
3,272
named Vincent · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 523
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1962
6,186 babies
All-time total
364,716
#95 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Vincent popularity over time

364,716 babies have been named Vincent since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 485 485 49 – #202
1890s – 1,027 1,027 103 +112% #126
1900s – 1,954 1,954 195 +90% #101
1910s 89 18,285 18,374 1,837 +840% #61
1920s 136 26,237 26,373 2,637 +44% #70
1930s 93 19,407 19,500 1,950 -26% #84
1940s 73 23,897 23,970 2,397 +23% #101
1950s 104 35,351 35,455 3,546 +48% #97
1960s 263 49,478 49,741 4,974 +40% #58
1970s 206 27,640 27,846 2,785 -44% #79
1980s 248 32,054 32,302 3,230 +16% #80
1990s 90 36,715 36,805 3,681 +14% #78
2000s 60 35,274 35,334 3,533 -4% #107
2010s 34 36,839 36,873 3,687 +4% #101
2020s (to 2025) 24 18,653 18,677 3,113 -16% #107

Where Vincent is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 3,255 1.91 #108
2027 3,245 1.90 #108
2028 3,237 1.89 #108
2029 3,230 1.89 #109
2030 3,224 1.89 #109

Where Vincent is most popular

Boys named Vincent per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.81 per 1,000. Strongest in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Vincent born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Vermont 29 4.62 +156%
New Hampshire 80 3.60 +99%
Wisconsin 416 3.51 +94%
Maine 67 3.45 +91%
New Jersey 695 3.45 +91%
Minnesota 419 3.42 +89%
Connecticut 200 2.95 +63%
Massachusetts 398 2.89 +60%
Rhode Island 46 2.82 +56%
Pennsylvania 746 2.81 +55%
Ohio 744 2.81 +55%
Illinois 716 2.80 +55%
Michigan 571 2.79 +54%
Nebraska 120 2.76 +53%
Delaware 41 2.70 +50%
Iowa 185 2.68 +48%
Nevada 150 2.63 +46%
Indiana 417 2.60 +44%
Hawaii 39 2.51 +39%
New York 1,072 2.48 +37%
North Dakota 42 2.46 +36%
Missouri 329 2.37 +31%
South Dakota 44 2.36 +31%
California 2,134 2.33 +29%
Alaska 26 2.18 +21%
Oregon 165 2.17 +20%
District of Columbia 32 2.17 +20%
Montana 38 2.15 +19%
Idaho 86 2.10 +16%
Utah 200 2.10 +16%
Kansas 143 2.08 +15%
Arizona 334 2.04 +13%
New Mexico 66 2.00 +11%
Washington 317 1.94 +7%
Colorado 247 1.91 +6%
Wyoming 11 1.90 +5%
Maryland 216 1.81 ≈ national
Florida 813 1.72 -5%
Virginia 312 1.64 -9%
Kentucky 154 1.53 -15%
Oklahoma 135 1.53 -16%
North Carolina 381 1.49 -17%
West Virginia 48 1.47 -19%
Louisiana 142 1.39 -23%
Texas 1,134 1.29 -29%
South Carolina 132 1.28 -29%
Tennessee 227 1.26 -30%
Alabama 130 1.19 -34%
Arkansas 72 1.14 -37%
Georgia 266 1.05 -42%
Mississippi 48 0.845 -53%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Vincent

Vincent is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #107 in 2025 with 3,267 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 364,716 American babies have been named Vincent. Its peak came in 1962, when 6,186 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Vincent stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Vincent?

The median living Vincent is about 37 years old; half are between 19 and 60. An estimated 266 thousand people named Vincent are alive in the United States today.

median 37 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Vincent year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 5 #17,117 3,267 #107
2024 11 #9,521 3,168 #111
2023 – – 2,996 #120
2022 8 #12,180 2,978 #123
2021 – – 3,199 #117
2020 – – 3,045 #121
2019 5 #17,830 3,346 #115
2018 – – 3,572 #108
2017 8 #12,659 3,668 #108
2016 8 #12,812 3,840 #104
2015 6 #16,299 3,727 #109
2014 – – 3,764 #104
2013 – – 3,859 #101
2012 – – 3,733 #104
2011 – – 3,800 #101
2010 7 #14,866 3,530 #110
2009 – – 3,495 #119
2008 – – 3,583 #119
2007 5 #20,411 3,957 #110
2006 9 #12,379 4,030 #107
2005 6 #16,359 3,746 #111
2004 12 #9,243 3,421 #121
2003 6 #15,691 3,417 #117
2002 9 #11,068 3,186 #123
2001 6 #15,278 3,204 #121
2000 7 #13,098 3,235 #120
1995 5 #15,687 3,319 #113
1990 17 #5,543 4,804 #78
1985 31 #3,005 3,040 #95
1980 20 #3,991 2,696 #111
1975 17 #3,944 2,383 #109
1970 29 #2,574 4,021 #79
1965 35 #1,990 5,428 #61
1960 15 #3,354 4,373 #98
1955 6 #5,805 3,482 #99
1950 9 #3,952 2,920 #101
1945 6 #4,533 2,116 #110
1940 – – 1,975 #104
1935 – – 1,796 #106
1930 15 #2,298 2,318 #84
1925 20 #2,013 2,772 #71
1920 12 #2,888 2,661 #73
1915 13 #2,379 2,491 #65
1910 – – 343 #99
1905 – – 176 #122
1900 – – 177 #129
1895 – – 134 #126
1890 – – 61 #213
1885 – – 48 #240
1880 – – 41 #266

Famous people named Vincent

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh Dutch painter (1853–1890) 19th century
  2. 2 Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent D'Onofrio American actor and filmmaker b. 1959 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Vincent Kompany Soccer player, Belgium b. 1986 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Vincent Cassel Vincent Cassel French actor (born 1966) Contemporary
  5. 5 Vincent Price Vincent Price American actor (1911–1993) Contemporary
  6. 6 Vincent Kartheiser Vincent Kartheiser American actor (born 1979) Contemporary
  7. 7 Vincent Pastore Actor, United States b. 1946 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Vincent Gallo Vincent Gallo American actor, filmmaker and musician (born 1961) Contemporary
  9. 9 Vincent Regan Vincent Regan British actor (born 1965) Contemporary
  10. 10 Vincent Schiavelli Vincent Schiavelli American actor (1948–2005) Contemporary
  11. 11 Vincent J. McMahon Businessperson, United States 1914–1984 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Vincent de Paul Vincent de Paul French Catholic priest and saint (1581–1660) 16th century
  13. 13 Vincent Gardenia Actor, Italy 1920–1992 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Vincent Spano Actor, United States b. 1962 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Vincent Perez Actor, Switzerland b. 1964 · Contemporary
  16. 16 Vincent Nichols Vincent Nichols British Catholic prelate (born 1945) Contemporary
  17. 17 Vincent Lindon Vincent Lindon French actor and filmmaker (born 1959) Contemporary
  18. 18 Vincent Ferrer Vincent Ferrer Valencian Dominican friar (1350–1419) Medieval
  19. 19 Vincent Auriol Vincent Auriol President of France from 1947 to 1954 1884–1966 · 19th century
  20. 20 Vincent of Saragossa Vincent of Saragossa Saint and martyr 300–304 · Antiquity

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Vincent, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Vincent?

The median living Vincent is about 37 years old. Half of all living Vincents are between 19 and 60 years old.

How many people named Vincent are alive today?

An estimated 266 thousand people named Vincent are alive in the United States, based on 364,716 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Vincent mean?

Borrowed from French Vincent, from Latin Vincentius, from vincēns (“conquering”), from the verb vincō.

How popular is the name Vincent in 2025?

Vincent ranked #107 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 3,267 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Vincent?

364,716 babies have been named Vincent in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Vincent most popular?

Vincent peaked in 1962, when 6,186 newborns received the name.

Is Vincent a boy or girl name?

Vincent is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Vincent rising or falling?

Vincent has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Vincent become more popular?

Vincent looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 3,224 boys named Vincent in 2030, ranking around #109. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Vincent?

Well-known people named Vincent include Vincent van Gogh (painter), Vincent D'Onofrio (actor), Vincent Kompany (soccer player).

Names like Vincent

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