Vinnie
Vinny or Vinnie is a masculine given name, usually a shortened version of Vincent, Vincenzo, Arvin, or Vicente, which may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Vinnie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vinny or Vinnie is a masculine given name, usually a shortened version of Vincent, Vincenzo, Arvin, or Vicente, which may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Vinnie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Vinnie as a girl name dates back to 1880, when 20 babies received it. 1916 was its biggest year on record, with 66 newborns named Vinnie — #831 in the national rankings. Vinnie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Vinnie on the record books as a boy name in 1918, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 26 Vinnies were born — ranking #2,468 that year. As of 2026, Vinnie ranks #5,799 for boys with 16 births, rising sharply (+33% over the past five years). All told, over 836 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Vinnie
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Names that sound like Vinnie
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About the name Vinnie
Vinnie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Vinnie's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #831. Use the chart and map above to compare Vinnie'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.