Vinny
Boy name · #2236 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 63 baby boys were named Vinny, placing it at #2236 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2528, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 28,571 boys born in 2025 was named Vinny.
Babies named Vinny per year. Source: SSA.
The 77-year story
Vinny first appears in the Social Security records in 1948, when 9 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 63 babies and a rank of #2230. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Vinny against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Vinny in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Vinny is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Vinny will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Vinny is most common
State-level data for Vinny is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Nicknames & related forms of Vinny
Vinny belongs to the Vincent family — closely related nicknames and spellings of the same name.
Counted as one name, the Vincent family went to about 3,467 boys in 2025 — together they'd rank around #103, versus #2236 for Vinny alone.
Names like Vinny
Statistically, parents drawn to Vinny tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Sunny, Atley, Arley, Mikey, and Mendy.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Vinny | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | #2230 |
| 2024 | 46 | #2789 |
| 2023 | 53 | #2510 |
| 2022 | 42 | #2962 |
| 2021 | 45 | #2775 |
| 2020 | 35 | #3202 |
| 2019 | 45 | #2766 |
| 2018 | 43 | #2796 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3312 |
| 2016 | 32 | #3441 |
| 2015 | 49 | #2528 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3297 |
| 2013 | 42 | #2763 |
| 2012 | 52 | #2415 |
| 2011 | 54 | #2346 |
| 2010 | 36 | #3128 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5554 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3921 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4808 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3888 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4198 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4005 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3838 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4502 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3842 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Vinny a popular boy name?
Vinny ranked #2236 among boys in 2025 with 63 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2528.
When was the name Vinny most popular?
Vinny peaked in 2025, when 63 American boys received the name (ranked #2230 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Vinny?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 28,571 newborn American boys was named Vinny. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.