Boys' name · since 1916

Vincente

2,895 babies named Vincente in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#2,598 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,970 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,895
born since 1916
1990s
peak decade

2,895 babies have been named Vincente since 1916, making it today's #3970 boys' name.

Vincente has 2,895 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3970 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.

  • #2,598 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,970 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,895 born since 1916
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vincente ranks #2,598 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,970 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,895 born since 1916, peaking in the 1990s.

#2,598 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,970 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,895
born since 1916
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%71.5%
Vincente vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Vincente's 2,895 recorded births place it above 94.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

11 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Vincente compares

2,895 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

Vincente's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Vincente Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,895 369 358,536
Peak-year births 70 34 22,252

Vincente's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Vincente's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 74% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 26%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 70, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Vincente popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
70
Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
020406080 191619321954196719801993200620192025 27

Vincente by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (597 births, 21% of the file).

1990s was Vincente's strongest decade.

597 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.

Vincente births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 597 births (21% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Vincente 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 Vincente's total volume

Vincente vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -108, 2.5%-29, 21.9%-16, 17.2%-111, 3.4%-26, 12.6%-27, 7.5%-61, 4.7%-56, 5.3%-111, 2.3%-67, 4%-144, 2.8%-126, 3.1%-54, 4.8%-140, 2.7%-65, 5.3%Vincente-110, 2.4%Vincente
Vincente vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Vincente by state

Where Vincente concentrates geographically, total births since 1916

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Vincente
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
629 21.7%
#2 Texas
236 8.2%
#3 Arizona
46 1.6%
#4 New York
43 1.5%
#5 Illinois
40 1.4%
#6 Florida
15 0.5%
#7 Colorado
10 0.3%
#8 New Jersey
6 0.2%
California share of Vincente's total US births 21.7%
Even split

629 of 2,895 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Vincente appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vincente?
Vincente has been given to 2,895 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #2,598 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #3,970 of 13,930. 70 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
Where does Vincente sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vincente ranks #2,598 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,970 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Vincente most popular?
Vincente was most popular in the 1990s decade with 597 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Vincente most popular?
The top states for the name Vincente are California (629 births), Texas (236 births), Arizona (46 births).
How long has the name Vincente been used?
Vincente has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 110 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Vincente?
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.

What to do with Vincente's data

  • Vincente's decade-level peak was the 1990s (597 total births); usage has since declined to 143 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Vincentes (629 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.

Keep exploring Vincente

Nearby Names Like Vincente

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Vincente

Names with a similar popularity rank to Vincente

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Vincente: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1916–2025 (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 Vincente 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.