US rank #10934 Boys' name Peak 1969 3,825 births

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.

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#10934
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

1960s
Peak decade

14% of everyone ever named Vinson was born in this single decade.

1969
Single peak year

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 1,000

Total births

3,825

Since 1898

127 years of records

Peak year

1969

75 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

#10,934

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1898

Recorded for 127 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vinson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1898

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1969)
75
Annual births at peak — across 127 years of records
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Vinson by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
553 births that decade — 14% of Vinson's all-time total
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Vinson by state

Where Vinson concentrates geographically — total births since 1898

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Vinson
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%
Georgia share of Vinson's total US births 6.9%
Even split

263 of 3,825 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Vinson appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vinson?
3,825 babies have been named Vinson since 1898. It currently ranks #10934 among boys. The peak year was 1969 with 75 births.
When was Vinson most popular?
Vinson was most popular in the 1960s decade with 553 total births. The single peak year was 1969.
Where is Vinson most popular?
The top states for the name Vinson are Georgia (263 births), California (205 births), Texas (110 births).
How long has the name Vinson been used?
Vinson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 127 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vinson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vincent, Vince, Vincenzo, Vincente, 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, 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.