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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Vinton

Vinton was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 948th; the most babies were born in 1916 (31). More babies were named Vinton in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
191631 babies
Total since 1880
1,068babies recorded

Vinton popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010#10,6977
2000——
1990#7,1507
1980#4,9238
1970#3,5129
1960#2,31014
1950#2,43111
1940#2,8568
1930#2,07415
1920#1,32231
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Vinton, counting every spelling?

Vinton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Vinton?

About 400 people born in the US named Vinton are alive today, with a median age of 57; half are between 36 and 71. That makes Vinton a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Vinton by state

How common Vinton was among boys born in each state in 1914–1918, around its peak. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesIA0.06Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Vinton, boys, 1914–1918. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Vinton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Vinton, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Vinton

How popular is the name Vinton?

Vinton was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 948th; the most babies were born in 1916 (31). More babies were named Vinton in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Vinton a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Vinton in the US.

Where was Vinton most popular?

In 1914–1918, Vinton was most common in Iowa (0.06 per 1,000 boys).