US rank #4611 Boys' name Peak 1983 1,518 births

Vinh — #4611 US boys' name

1,518 babies named Vinh in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s551980s3991990s3732000s3852010s2362020s70
#4611
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 68% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Vinh was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

58 babies were named Vinh in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vinh

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,518 babies named Vinh between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vinh currently holds the #4611 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vinh performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 399 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Vinh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 438 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Vinh in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vinh 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 1,518 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.

Vinh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,518

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

1983

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#4,611

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vinh popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1983)
58
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
020406080 20242017201020031996198919821976 8

Vinh popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1982 (Vinh as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19841982 5

Vinh by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
399 births that decade — 26% of Vinh's all-time total
1970s551980s3991990s3732000s3852010s2362020s70

Vinh by state

Where Vinh concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Vinh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
438 28.9%
#2 Texas
113 7.4%
#3 Washington
10 0.7%
#4 Louisiana
5 0.3%
California share of Vinh's total US births 28.9%
Even split

438 of 1,518 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vinh?
1,518 babies have been named Vinh since 1976. It currently ranks #4611 among boys. The peak year was 1983 with 58 births.
When was Vinh most popular?
Vinh was most popular in the 1980s decade with 399 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
Where is Vinh most popular?
The top states for the name Vinh are California (438 births), Texas (113 births), Washington (10 births).
How long has the name Vinh been used?
Vinh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vinh?
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, 1976–2024 (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.