Recorded 1880–1968 Girls' name Peak 1919 377 births

Viney — girls' name

377 babies named Viney in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s291890s301900s411910s811920s851930s481940s451950s71960s11
1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Viney was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

16 babies were named Viney in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Viney

The Social Security Administration has registered 377 babies named Viney between 1880 and 1968, spanning 89 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Viney currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Viney performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Viney shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Viney in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Viney 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 377 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.

Viney at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

377

Since 1880

89 years of records

Peak year

1919

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1880

Recorded for 89 years

Last year on file: 1968

Viney popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1880

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1919)
16
Annual births at peak — across 89 years of records
05101520 196819441935192619191911189818821880 6

Viney by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
85 births that decade — 23% of Viney's all-time total
1880s291890s301900s411910s811920s851930s481940s451950s71960s11

Viney by state

Where Viney concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Viney
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
6 1.6%
Louisiana share of Viney's total US births 1.6%

6 of 377 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Viney?
377 babies have been named Viney since 1880. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1919 with 16 births.
When was Viney most popular?
Viney was most popular in the 1920s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Viney most popular?
The top states for the name Viney are Louisiana (6 births).
How long has the name Viney been used?
Viney has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 89 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Viney?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vina, Vincenza, Vinnie, Vincent, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1880–1968 (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.