Vinny
Vinny was the 2256th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 1727th; the most babies were born in 2025 (63). Over the last ten years it has moved up 307 places. More babies were named Vinny in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,256 boys, up 1,011 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 63boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202563 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,359babies recorded
Vinny popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,256 | 63 |
| 2020 | #3,267 | 35 |
| 2010 | #3,177 | 36 |
| 2000 | #3,631 | 23 |
| 1990 | #8,076 | 6 |
| 1980 | #5,503 | 7 |
| 1970 | #3,273 | 10 |
| 1960 | #1,768 | 22 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Vinny, counting every spelling?
Vinny is the most common spelling of a name family that had 78 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 78 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny | 63 | #2,256 | 249 |
| Vinnie | 15 | #6,114 | 64 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Vinny?
63 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Vinny (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Vinny born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 133 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Vinny.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Vinny?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Vinny are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 30. That makes Vinny mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Vinny by state
How common Vinny was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Vinny: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Vinny, they share its era and feel.
Vinny is also a nickname for Vincent and Vincenzo.
Questions about the name Vinny
How popular is the name Vinny?
Vinny was the 2256th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 63 babies. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked 1727th; the most babies were born in 2025 (63). Over the last ten years it has moved up 307 places. More babies were named Vinny in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Vinny a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Vinny in the US.
Where is Vinny most popular?
In 2021–2025, Vinny was most common in Minnesota (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Arizona.