Vinny

What Vinny means

Diminutive of Vincent, meaning “conquering”

diminutive of the male given name Vincent || Borrowed from French Vincent, from Latin Vincentius, from vincēns (“conquering”), from the verb vincō.

Source: Wiktionary, “Vinny” (revision 83832199) and “Vincent” (revision 93935714), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Vinny?

US: Rising: up from #2528 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #543 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 63 boys got the name (#2230 that year). First in the US records in 1948.

How common

• About 1 in 27,112 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 2,193 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 1,964 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in MN (0.2 per 1,000 boys), AZ (0.15 per 1,000 boys), CA (0.07 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Vinny is #2230 in the US and #342 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Vinny were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Vian28 US · 10 E&W
• Vinay7 US · 3 E&W
• Vinni0 US · 6 E&W
• Vino6 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Vinny

Boys

• Muhammad#239“praised, commendable, laudable”^*
• Reid#293Editor’s note Steady in the US: #278 in 2015 and #293 in 2025
• Levi#12Editor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records
• Tatum#202Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #585 in 2015, #202 in 2025
• Emmett#121Diminutive of Emma, meaning “entire”^*
• Henry#5Editor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records

For a sister

• Oakley#156“oak + woodland clearing, glade”^*
• Vivian#70possibly “alive”^*
• Palmer#232“a pilgrim from the Holy Land”^*
• Eloise#49Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #254 in 2015, #49 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel
• Quinn#97“descendant of Chief”^*
• Elaina#267Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #267 vs #951 in 2025

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Vinny’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.