Recorded 1920–2015 Boys' name Peak 1962 228 births

Vencent — boys' name

228 babies named Vencent in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s71930s51940s51950s231960s951970s381980s211990s292010s5
1960s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Vencent was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

16 babies were named Vencent in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vencent

The Social Security Administration has registered 228 babies named Vencent between 1920 and 2015, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vencent currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vencent performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Vencent shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vencent in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 228 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Vencent at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

228

Since 1920

96 years of records

Peak year

1962

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1920

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 2015

Vencent popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1920

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1962)
16
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
05101520 20151990197619701965196119511920 7

Vencent by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
95 births that decade — 42% of Vencent's all-time total
1920s71930s51940s51950s231960s951970s381980s211990s292010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vencent?
228 babies have been named Vencent since 1920. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1962 with 16 births.
When was Vencent most popular?
Vencent was most popular in the 1960s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Vencent been used?
Vencent has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 96 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Vencent?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ventura, Venson, Venancio, Venice, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.