US rank #11065 Boys' name Peak 2003 249 births

Vin — #11065 US boys' name

249 babies named Vin in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s61960s51980s102000s902010s922020s41
#11065
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Vin was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

19 babies were named Vin in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vin

The Social Security Administration has registered 249 babies named Vin between 1947 and 2024, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vin currently holds the #11065 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 92 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Vin shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vin 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 249 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.

Vin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

249

Since 1947

78 years of records

Peak year

2003

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,065

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1947

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vin popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1947

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
19
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
05101520 20242020201620102006200219561947 5

Vin popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2023 (Vin as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2023 5

Vin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
92 births that decade — 37% of Vin's all-time total
1940s51950s61960s51980s102000s902010s922020s41

Vin by state

Where Vin concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.0%
California share of Vin's total US births 2.0%

5 of 249 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vin?
249 babies have been named Vin since 1947. It currently ranks #11065 among boys. The peak year was 2003 with 19 births.
When was Vin most popular?
Vin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 92 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Vin most popular?
The top states for the name Vin are California (5 births).
How long has the name Vin been used?
Vin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 78 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vincent, Vince, Vincenzo, Vinson, 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, 1947–2024 (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.