Boys' name · since 1927
Vicent
Vicent has 660 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,687 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 660
- born since 1927
- 1980s
- peak decade
660 boys have been named Vicent since 1927, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Vicent recorded 660 times among boys since 1927, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2024.
- #6,687 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 660 born since 1927
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vicent ranks #6,687 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 660 born since 1927, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,687 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 660
- born since 1927
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vicent's 660 recorded births place it above 85.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Vicent's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vicent's full recorded timeline at 1984, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1946, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vicent popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2024
- Peak year (1988)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 98 years of records
Vicent by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (184 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Vicent's strongest decade.
184 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Vicent births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s
1960s
105 births
- 1970s
1970s
113 births
- 1980s
1980s
184 births
- 1990s
1990s
128 births
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 184 births (28% of all-time use).
How Vicent compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Vicent's total volume
Vicent by state
Where Vicent concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 133 | 20.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 8 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 6 | 0.9% |
133 of 660 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Vicent's data
- Vicent's decade-level peak was the 1980s (184 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Vicents (133 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vicent: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~97 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1927–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Vicent draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.