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How popular is the name Vin?
Births per year, rank history and how many Vins are alive today.
Vin (male) is a shortened form of the name Vincent. Vin itself was last registered for 3 babies in 2017; most Vins are registered as Vincent, which ranked 93rd in 2025 with 560 babies.
Most people called Vin are registered as Vincent, and share that name's profile: the Vincent you are most likely to meet is around 61 years old - or else around 2: the name has two living generations. Half of all Vincents born in England and Wales are between 38 and 65, and there are at least 40,000 of them alive today. Only some Vincents go by Vin.
How many babies are named Vin or Vincent each year?
Combined registrations of Vincent, Vin. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Vincent rank as a registered name?
Where does Vin rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Vin short for Vincent?
Yes - Vin is a shortened form of Vincent. Vins are usually registered as Vincent at birth.
When was the name Vin most popular?
The full name Vincent peaked in 1964, when around 1,200 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Vin itself peaked as a registered name in 2017, with 3 babies.
How many people are called Vin?
There's no official count of people who go by Vin, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 40,000 people registered as Vincent born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Vin.
How old is the typical Vin?
Most people called Vin are registered as Vincent. Most living Vincents are between 38 and 65; the most common age is about 61. There is a second cluster around 2.
Is Vin becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.