Recorded 1901–2021 Girls' name Peak 1924 1,127 births

Vicenta — girls' name

1,127 babies named Vicenta in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s451910s1391920s2561930s1741940s1251950s931960s671970s711980s771990s402000s262010s72020s7
1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Vicenta was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

36 babies were named Vicenta in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vicenta

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,127 babies named Vicenta between 1901 and 2021, spanning 121 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vicenta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vicenta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 256 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Vicenta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 498 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Vicenta in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vicenta 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 1,127 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.

Vicenta at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

1,127

Since 1901

121 years of records

Peak year

1924

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1901

Recorded for 121 years

Last year on file: 2021

Vicenta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1901

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1924)
36
Annual births at peak — across 121 years of records
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Vicenta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
256 births that decade — 23% of Vicenta's all-time total
1900s451910s1391920s2561930s1741940s1251950s931960s671970s711980s771990s402000s262010s72020s7

Vicenta by state

Where Vicenta concentrates geographically — total births since 1901

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Vicenta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
498 44.2%
#2 California
29 2.6%
#3 New Mexico
5 0.4%
Texas share of Vicenta's total US births 44.2%
Even split

498 of 1,127 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vicenta?
1,127 babies have been named Vicenta since 1901. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1924 with 36 births.
When was Vicenta most popular?
Vicenta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 256 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Vicenta most popular?
The top states for the name Vicenta are Texas (498 births), California (29 births), New Mexico (5 births).
How long has the name Vicenta been used?
Vicenta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1901, spanning 121 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Vicenta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Victoria, Vicki, Vickie, Vicky, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1901–2021 (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.