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How popular is the name Vinny?
Births per year, rank history and how many Vinnies are alive today.
Vinny (male) is a shortened form of the name Vincent. Although Vinny itself was given to 124 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 342nd as a registered name), most Vinnies are registered as Vincent, which ranked 93rd in 2025 with 560 babies.
Most people called Vinny 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 34 and 64, and there are at least 42,000 of them alive today. Only some Vincents go by Vinny.
How many babies are named Vinny or Vincent each year?
Combined registrations of Vincent, Vinny. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Vincent rank as a registered name?
Where does Vinny 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 Vinny short for Vincent?
Yes - Vinny is a shortened form of Vincent. Vinnies are usually registered as Vincent at birth.
When was the name Vinny most popular?
The full name Vincent peaked in 1964, when around 1,200 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Vinny itself peaked as a registered name in 2024, with 127 babies.
How many people are called Vinny?
There's no official count of people who go by Vinny, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 42,000 people registered as Vincent born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Vinny.
How old is the typical Vinny?
Most people called Vinny are registered as Vincent. Most living Vincents are between 34 and 64; the most common age is about 61. There is a second cluster around 2.
Is Vinny becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.