Vinzent
Markus Vinzent is a German academic and historian of religion, specializing in early Christianity, Patristics, Medieval Studies, Historiography, Retromodernity, Religion and Business. He was a professor in the Department of Theology & Religious Studies at King's College London, and fellow of the Max Weber Center for Advanced Social and Cultural Studies, Erfurt, Germany.
- German
Meaning & Origin of Vinzent
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Markus Vinzent is a German academic and historian of religion, specializing in early Christianity, Patristics, Medieval Studies, Historiography, Retromodernity, Religion and Business. He was a professor in the Department of Theology & Religious Studies at King's College London, and fellow of the Max Weber Center for Advanced Social and Cultural Studies, Erfurt, Germany.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
The Story of Vinzent
The earliest SSA record of Vinzent as a baby boy name dates back to 2007, when 7 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Vinzent — #9,788 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 63% of all recorded Vinzents. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2015 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 19 Vinzents have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Vinzent
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- Vinzenz
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About the name Vinzent
Vinzent is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 19 births in the dataset. Vinzent's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #9,788. Use the chart and map above to compare Vinzent'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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