Boys' name · since 1894
Vinton
Vinton has 1,068 recorded births since 1894 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,916 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,068
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,068 boys have been named Vinton since 1894, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Vinton has 1,068 recorded births among boys since 1894, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2024.
- #4,916 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,068 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vinton ranks #4,916 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,068 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,916 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,068
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vinton's 1,068 recorded births place it above 89.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Vinton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vinton's full recorded timeline at 1955, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vinton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2024
- Peak year (1916)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Vinton by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (188 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Vinton's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Vinton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 12
1890s
12 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s
1910s
181 births
- 1920s
1920s
188 births
- 1930s
1930s
114 births
- 1940s
1940s
129 births
- 1950s
1950s
103 births
- 1960s
1960s
102 births
- 1970s 64
1970s
64 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s 31
1990s
31 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s 51
2010s
51 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 188 births (18% of all-time use).
How Vinton 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 Vinton's total volume
Vinton by state
Where Vinton concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #2 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Maine | | 5 | 0.5% |
5 of 1,068 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Vinton's data
- Vinton's decade-level peak was the 1920s (188 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Vintons (5 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 Vinton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~130 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, 1894–2024 (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 Vinton 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.