Girl · #15,178 in 2026

Vintage

In winemaking, vintage is the process of picking grapes to create wine. A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown and harvested in a single specified year. In certain wines, it can denote quality, as in Port wine, where Port houses make and declare vintage Port in their best years.

Current Rank
#15,178
Peak Rank
#15,532 (2019)
Total Babies
10
5-Yr Trend
Stable
2019
First Year
2023
Last Year
2019
Peak Year
#15532
Peak Rank
10
Total Count
2
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Vintage

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

In winemaking, vintage is the process of picking grapes to create wine. A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown and harvested in a single specified year. In certain wines, it can denote quality, as in Port wine, where Port houses make and declare vintage Port in their best years.

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Etymology
The word vintage was first used in the early 15th century. It was adapted from the Old French vendange ( ' wine harvest ' ) deriving from the Latin vindemia ( ' grape-gathering ' ), in turn coming from vinum ( ' wine ' ) and demere ( ' to remove ' ).

The Story of Vintage

Vintage first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2019, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 5 Vintages were born — ranking #15,532 that year. As of 2026, Vintage ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Vintages have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Vintage

Phonetically similar names — useful when Vintage is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

  • Vantage
  • Ventage
  • Vintager
  • Venting
  • Vinta
  • Avantage
  • Vaunting
  • Vinti
  • Venta
  • Wantage
  • Windage
  • Vestige

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Vintage

What does the name Vintage mean?
In winemaking, vintage is the process of picking grapes to create wine. A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown and harvested in a single specified year. In certain wines, it can denote quality, as in Port wine, where Port houses make and declare vintage Port in their best years.
How popular is Vintage in 2026?
In 2026, Vintage ranks #15,178 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Vintage most popular?
Vintage reached its peak popularity in 2019, ranking #15,532 that year with 5 babies given the name.
Is Vintage a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Vintage is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Vintage?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Vintage include Aalin, Aaranya, Aatikah. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Vintage

Vintage is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Vintage's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #15,532. Use the chart and map above to compare Vintage'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.