Vinod
Vinod is a male given name used in India and Sri Lanka, meaning "delight", "enjoyment", or "pleasure".
Meaning & Origin of Vinod
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vinod is a male given name used in India and Sri Lanka, meaning "delight", "enjoyment", or "pleasure".
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The Story of Vinod
Vinod first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1975, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 15 Vinods were born — ranking #2,798 that year. As of 2026, Vinod ranks #9,948 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 153 Vinods have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Vinod
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- Vinod Agarwal , Indian-American businessman and scientist
- Vinod Aggarwal , American economist and political scientist
- Vinod Kumar Alva , Indian actor
- Vinod Bala Arun , Indian academic
- Vinod Kumar Bansal , Indian businessman
- Vinod Kumar Baranwal , Indian judge
- Vinod Bharathan , film director from Copenhagen
- A. Vinod Bharathi , Indian cinematographer
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Names that sound like Vinod
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About the name Vinod
Vinod is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 153 births in the dataset. Vinod's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #2,798. Use the chart and map above to compare Vinod'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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