Boys' name · since 1976
Vinh
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 1,541 babies named Vinh, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,883 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,455 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,541
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,541 babies have been named Vinh since 1976, making it today's #4455 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vinh has been recorded 1,541 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #4455 nationally and more common than 68% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #3,883 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,455 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,541 born since 1976
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vinh ranks #3,883 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,455 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,541 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,883 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,455 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,541
- born since 1976
- 1980s
- peak decade
Vinh's 1,541 recorded births place it above 91.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vinh compares
1,541 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Vinh's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vinh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,541 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 58 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vinh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vinh's full recorded timeline at 2001, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1983 peak of 58 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vinh popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 58
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Vinh popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 1982 (Vinh as girls' name)
Vinh by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (399 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Vinh's strongest decade.
399 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Vinh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 55
1970s
55 births
- 1980s
1980s
399 births
- 1990s
1990s
373 births
- 2000s
2000s
385 births
- 2010s
2010s
236 births
- 2020s 93
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 399 births (26% of all-time use).
How Vinh 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 Vinh's total volume
Vinh by state
Where Vinh concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 446 | 28.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 113 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Washington | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
446 of 1,541 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Vinh's data
- Vinh's decade-level peak was the 1980s (399 total births); usage has since declined to 93 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Vinhs (446 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 Vinh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Vinh 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.