Boys' name · since 1971
Vinay
Vinay has 1,139 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,730 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,910 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,139
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,139 babies have been named Vinay since 1971, making it today's #9910 boys' name.
Vinay has 1,139 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9910 as of the latest data, more common than 29% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #4,730 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,910 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,139 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vinay ranks #4,730 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,910 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,139 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,730 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,910 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,139
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Vinay's 1,139 recorded births place it above 89.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vinay compares
1,139 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Vinay's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vinay | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,139 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vinay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vinay's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2023, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vinay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Vinay by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (319 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Vinay's strongest decade.
319 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Vinay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 120
1970s
120 births
- 1980s
1980s
239 births
- 1990s
1990s
263 births
- 2000s
2000s
319 births
- 2010s
2010s
159 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 319 births (28% of all-time use).
How Vinay 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 Vinay's total volume
Vinay by state
Where Vinay concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 152 | 13.3% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 52 | 4.6% |
| #3 | New York | | 51 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 33 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.4% |
152 of 1,139 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Vinay's data
- Vinay's decade-level peak was the 2000s (319 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Vinays (152 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 Vinay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Vinay 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.