Vinson — #10934 US boys' name
3,825 babies named Vinson in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 23% of names given to boys today.
14% of everyone ever named Vinson was born in this single decade.
75 babies were named Vinson in 1969 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Vinson
The Social Security Administration has registered 3,825 babies named Vinson between 1898 and 2024, spanning 127 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vinson currently holds the #10934 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 75 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Vinson performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 553 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Vinson shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 263 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Vinson in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Vinson 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 3,825 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.
Vinson at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Vinson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1898
- Peak year (1969)
- 75
- Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
Currently ranks #10934 among boys.
3,825 total births across 127 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1969 with 75 births in a single year.
Vinson by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 553 births that decade — 14% of Vinson's all-time total
Vinson decade highlights
- Peak decade 553 births
- Runner-up 536 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Vinson's strongest decade
553 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 14% of all-time use.
Vinson by state
Where Vinson concentrates geographically — total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 263 | 6.9% |
| #2 | California | | 205 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 110 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 71 | 1.9% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 57 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 26 | 0.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 24 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 15 | 0.4% |
263 of 3,825 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Georgia 6.9% of nationwide
- California 5.4% of nationwide
- Texas 2.9% of nationwide
- Florida 1.9% of nationwide
- North Carolina 1.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 15 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Georgia accounts for 6.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Vinson appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1898–2024 (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.