US rank #1442 Boys' name Peak 1963 12,567 births

Vince — #1442 US boys' name

12,567 babies named Vince in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s111900s141910s1311920s1681930s2351940s5061950s13941960s36681970s10901980s9071990s10412000s13042010s14812020s617
#1442
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 90% of names given to boys today.

1960s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Vince was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

595 babies were named Vince in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vince

The Social Security Administration has registered 12,567 babies named Vince between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vince currently holds the #1442 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 595 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vince performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 3,668 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Vince shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 2,254 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Vince in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vince 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 12,567 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.

Vince at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

12,567

Since 1882

143 years of records

Peak year

1963

595 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#1,442

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1882

Recorded for 143 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vince popularity over time — boys

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1963)
595
Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420091994197919641949193419191882 5

Vince popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1995 (Vince as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1995 5

Vince by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
3,668 births that decade — 29% of Vince's all-time total
1880s111900s141910s1311920s1681930s2351940s5061950s13941960s36681970s10901980s9071990s10412000s13042010s14812020s617

Vince by state

Where Vince concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Vince
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
2,254 17.9%
#2 Texas
925 7.4%
#3 Illinois
624 5.0%
#4 New York
505 4.0%
#5 Ohio
411 3.3%
#6 Florida
375 3.0%
#7 Pennsylvania
340 2.7%
#8 Michigan
319 2.5%
California share of Vince's total US births 17.9%
Even split

2,254 of 12,567 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Vince appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vince?
12,567 babies have been named Vince since 1882. It currently ranks #1442 among boys. The peak year was 1963 with 595 births.
When was Vince most popular?
Vince was most popular in the 1960s decade with 3,668 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Where is Vince most popular?
The top states for the name Vince are California (2,254 births), Texas (925 births), Illinois (624 births).
How long has the name Vince been used?
Vince has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 143 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vince?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vincent, Vincenzo, Vinson, Vincente, 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.