Boys' name · since 1948
Vinny
Vinny has 1,359 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,224 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,236 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,359
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vinny is the #2236 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,359 recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Vinny recorded 1,359 times among boys since 1948, holding rank #2236 nationally today, ahead of 84% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #4,224 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,236 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,359 born since 1948
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vinny ranks #4,224 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,236 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,359 born since 1948, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,224 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,236 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,359
- born since 1948
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vinny's 1,359 recorded births place it above 90.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Vinny compares
1,359 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Vinny's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vinny | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,359 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 63 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vinny's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vinny splits its recorded history at 1993: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 63 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vinny popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Vinny by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (420 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Vinny's strongest decade.
420 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Vinny births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 14
1940s
14 births
- 1950s 69
1950s
69 births
- 1960s 132
1960s
132 births
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 155
1990s
155 births
- 2000s
2000s
212 births
- 2010s
2010s
420 births
- 2020s
2020s
284 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 420 births (31% of all-time use).
How Vinny 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 Vinny's total volume
Vinny by state
Where Vinny concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 191 | 14.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 180 | 13.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 30 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
191 of 1,359 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Vinny's data
- Vinny's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (420 total births) through the 2020s (284) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vinnys (191 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 Vinny: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Vinny 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.