Boys' name · since 1898
Vinson
Vinson has 3,841 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,161 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,622 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,841
- born since 1898
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vinson is the #5622 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,841 recorded since 1898.
Social Security Administration records show Vinson recorded 3,841 times among boys since 1898, holding rank #5622 nationally today, ahead of 60% of boys, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2025.
- #2,161 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,622 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,841 born since 1898
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vinson ranks #2,161 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,622 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,841 born since 1898, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,161 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,622 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,841
- born since 1898
- 1960s
- peak decade
Vinson's 3,841 recorded births place it above 95.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Vinson compares
3,841 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Vinson's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vinson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,841 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vinson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vinson splits its recorded history at 1966: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1898 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1969 peak of 75 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vinson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025
- Peak year (1969)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Vinson by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (553 births, 14% of the file).
1960s was Vinson's strongest decade.
553 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Vinson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 174
1910s
174 births
- 1920s 213
1920s
213 births
- 1930s 177
1930s
177 births
- 1940s
1940s
274 births
- 1950s
1950s
361 births
- 1960s
1960s
553 births
- 1970s
1970s
536 births
- 1980s
1980s
396 births
- 1990s
1990s
410 births
- 2000s
2000s
324 births
- 2010s
2010s
305 births
- 2020s 102
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 553 births (14% of all-time use).
How Vinson 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 Vinson's total volume
Vinson by state
Where Vinson concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 263 | 6.8% |
| #2 | California | | 205 | 5.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 110 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 71 | 1.8% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 57 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 26 | 0.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 24 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 15 | 0.4% |
263 of 3,841 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Vinson appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vinson's data
- Vinson's decade-level peak was the 1960s (553 total births); usage has since declined to 102 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Vinsons (263 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Vinson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~127 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, 1898–2025 (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 Vinson 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.