How common is the name Vincent?

237,080 people in the United States have the first name Vincent, about 1 in 1,274. It ranks #241 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

VINCENT

#241

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
237,080
About
1 in 1,274
This common or more
45%
Who bears it

Of the 237,080 people named Vincent, 61.3% reported their origin as White, 14.9% as Hispanic or Latino and 12.4% as Black. Virtually all are male (99.8%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Vincent peaked in 1962, when 6,186 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
18802025
Peak year
1962
Births that year
6,186
In 2025*
3,272 ▼47%
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 364,716 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Vincent by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1960s, when it ranked #150. The largest share of babies named Vincent, 20.1%, were born during the baby boom (1946–1964).

1880s#513485
1890s#4211,027
1900s#3411,954
1910s#16618,374
1920s#18026,373
1930s#22819,500
1940s#22923,970
1950s#22035,455
1960s#15049,741
1970s#21627,846
1980s#18732,302
1990s#19736,805
2000s#21435,334
2010s#18336,873
2020s#20118,677
Before 19010.5%
Greatest Generation 1901–2711.4%
Silent Generation 1928–4510.2%
Baby boom 1946–6420.1%
Generation X 1965–8014.7%
Millennials 1981–9615.6%
Generation Z 1997–1215.3%
2013 and later12.2%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Vincent is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Vincent has been most common in New York (2.5×), New Jersey (2.3×), and Rhode Island (2.1×), and least common in Vermont (0.3×).

358,113 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Either side of Vincent

#239 Carmen · 237,758#240 Bradley · 237,481#242 Morgan · 235,724#243 Veronica · 234,659

Spelled almost the same

8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Vincent, most common first.

#2,600 Vincenzo · 9,238#6,185 Vincenza · 2,622#6,583 Vincente · 2,420#30,890 Vincen · 280#39,013 Vincient · 195#40,593 Vincenta · 183#41,133 Vincentia · 179#46,015 Vincint · 146

Also a last name

As a last name, Vincent ranks #647 of 156,621, with 51,329 people. See Vincent as a last name

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