US rank #636 Boys' name Peak 2023 21,451 births

Vicente — #636 US boys' name

21,451 babies named Vicente in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s401890s341900s741910s3161920s8361930s7251940s7251950s8551960s10661970s18381980s24551990s33502000s39252010s32882020s1924
#636
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 96% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Vicente was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

442 babies were named Vicente in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vicente

The Social Security Administration has registered 21,451 babies named Vicente between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vicente currently holds the #636 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 442 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vicente performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 3,925 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Vicente shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6,349 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Vicente in 33 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vicente 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 21,451 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.

Vicente at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

21,451

Since 1882

143 years of records

Peak year

2023

442 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#636

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1882

Recorded for 143 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vicente popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1882

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2023)
442
Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
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Vicente by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
3,925 births that decade — 18% of Vicente's all-time total
1880s401890s341900s741910s3161920s8361930s7251940s7251950s8551960s10661970s18381980s24551990s33502000s39252010s32882020s1924

Vicente by state

Where Vicente concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Vicente
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6,349 29.6%
#2 Texas
6,335 29.5%
#3 Arizona
1,026 4.8%
#4 New Mexico
789 3.7%
#5 Florida
753 3.5%
#6 Illinois
730 3.4%
#7 New York
643 3.0%
#8 Washington
286 1.3%
California share of Vicente's total US births 29.6%
Even split

6,349 of 21,451 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.

Vicente appears in 33 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vicente?
21,451 babies have been named Vicente since 1882. It currently ranks #636 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 442 births.
When was Vicente most popular?
Vicente was most popular in the 2000s decade with 3,925 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Vicente most popular?
The top states for the name Vicente are California (6,349 births), Texas (6,335 births), Arizona (1,026 births).
How long has the name Vicente been used?
Vicente has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 143 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vicente?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Victor, Vic, Victoriano, Victoria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1882–2024 (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.