US rank #2792 Boys' name Peak 2011 1,296 births

Vinny — #2792 US boys' name

1,296 babies named Vinny in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s141950s691960s1321970s311980s421990s1552000s2122010s4202020s221
#2792
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 80% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Vinny was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

54 babies were named Vinny in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vinny

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,296 babies named Vinny between 1948 and 2024, spanning 77 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vinny currently holds the #2792 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vinny performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 420 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Vinny shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 180 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Vinny in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vinny 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 1,296 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.

Vinny at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,296

Since 1948

77 years of records

Peak year

2011

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,792

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1948

Recorded for 77 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vinny popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1948

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
54
Annual births at peak — across 77 years of records
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Vinny by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
420 births that decade — 32% of Vinny's all-time total
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Vinny by state

Where Vinny concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Vinny
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
180 13.9%
#2 California
178 13.7%
#3 Texas
30 2.3%
#4 Arizona
5 0.4%
#5 Florida
5 0.4%
#6 Massachusetts
5 0.4%
#7 Minnesota
5 0.4%
#8 Ohio
5 0.4%
New York share of Vinny's total US births 13.9%
Even split

180 of 1,296 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vinny?
1,296 babies have been named Vinny since 1948. It currently ranks #2792 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 54 births.
When was Vinny most popular?
Vinny was most popular in the 2010s decade with 420 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Vinny most popular?
The top states for the name Vinny are New York (180 births), California (178 births), Texas (30 births).
How long has the name Vinny been used?
Vinny has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 77 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vinny?
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, 1948–2024 (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.