Boys' name · since 1882
Vicente
Since 1882, U.S. Social Security records show 21,951 babies named Vicente, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #795 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #589 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,951
- born since 1882
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vicente is the #589 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 21,951 recorded since 1882.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vicente has been recorded 21,951 times among boys since 1882, currently ranked #589 nationally and more common than 96% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #795 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #589 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 21,951 born since 1882
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vicente ranks #795 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #589 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 21,951 born since 1882, peaking in the 2000s.
- #795 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #589 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,951
- born since 1882
- 2000s
- peak decade
Vicente's 21,951 recorded births place it above 98.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Vicente compares
21,951 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vicente's all-time total is 59x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vicente | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,951 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 498 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vicente's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vicente splits its recorded history at 1958: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 498 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vicente popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 498
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Vicente by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (3,925 births, 18% of the file).
2000s was Vicente's strongest decade.
3,925 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Vicente births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 40
1880s
40 births
- 1890s 34
1890s
34 births
- 1900s 74
1900s
74 births
- 1910s 316
1910s
316 births
- 1920s 836
1920s
836 births
- 1930s 725
1930s
725 births
- 1940s 725
1940s
725 births
- 1950s 855
1950s
855 births
- 1960s 1,066
1960s
1,066 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,838 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,455 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,349 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,925 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,288 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,425 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 3,925 births (18% of all-time use).
How Vicente 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 Vicente's total volume
Vicente by state
Where Vicente concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,492 | 29.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6,441 | 29.3% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 1,058 | 4.8% |
| #4 | New Mexico | | 794 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 784 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 743 | 3.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 643 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Washington | | 301 | 1.4% |
6,492 of 21,951 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Vicente appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vicente's data
- Vicente's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (3,925 total births) through the 2020s (2,425) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vicentes (6,492 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vicente: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Vicente 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.