Vince
Vince is a given name, it is the anglicisation and shortened form of the name Vincent, as well as a surname. It may refer to:
Meaning & Origin of Vince
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vince is a given name, it is the anglicisation and shortened form of the name Vincent, as well as a surname. It may refer to:
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The Story of Vince
Vince first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1882, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1963, when 595 Vinces were born — ranking #323 that year. As of 2026, Vince ranks #1,392 for baby boys with 136 births, gradually rising (+6%). In total, more than 13K Vinces have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Vince
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Vince Agnew (born 1987), American football player
- Vince Cable (born 1943), British politician
- Vince Carter (born 1977), basketball player
- Vince Catania (born 1977), Australian politician
- Vince Clarke (born 1960), English musician with Erasure
- Vince Clarke (cricketer) (born 1971), English cricketer
- Vince Coleman (disambiguation) , multiple people
- Vince Courville (born 1959), American football player
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Names that sound like Vince
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About the name Vince
Vince is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Vince's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #321. Use the chart and map above to compare Vince's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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