Vincent: Meaning of Baby Name Vincent

About the Name Vincent

Vincent descends through Latin Vincentius from the verb vincere (to conquer, to overcome) — yielding "conquering one" or "victor." The name's Christian anchor is Saint Vincent of Saragossa (3rd century), the Spanish Christian deacon who was tortured and killed under Roman emperor Diocletian — becoming one of the most widely venerated Spanish saints and the patron saint of the city of Lisbon, Portugal. Several other Saint Vincents added to the name's medieval Christian register, including the 17th-century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul, founder of the Vincentian congregation and patron saint of charitable societies.

The name has been continuously used in Christian-Romance language naming traditions for over fifteen hundred years. The single most consequential modern bearer is Dutch post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), whose 19th-century painting career — Starry Night, Sunflowers, the Self-Portraits — produced one of the most-recognized artistic bodies of work in Western art history; his troubled mental health and 1890 suicide added to the romantic-tragic register of his name. Other notable bearers include American actor Vincent Price (mid-century horror-film icon) and Vincent Lombardi (legendary American football coach).

Vincent's American climb peaked in the early 2000s, reaching the US top 75 boys' rank from 2002 through 2014. The name has receded slightly since but remains in steady use. The appeal is its dignified Christian classicism combined with two firm syllables and a strong consonant ending. Common nicknames Vince (compact, mid-century American), Vinny (Italian-American), Vin, and the rare Cent each carry distinct registers. International forms include Vincenzo (Italian), Vicente (Spanish/Portuguese), Vincenc (Czech), and Wincenty (Polish).

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.

Quick Facts About Vincent

5,642

English baby names in our dictionary

3,391

English male names

43

7-letter V-names in our dictionary

120

V-male names total

1910–2025

years of US SSA records (80 total)

266,581

total US births named Vincent (all years)

US Popularity History (1910–2025)

📈 Rising: Vincent climbed 14 places in the US boys ranking over the last 5 years (#121 in 2020 → #107 in 2025).

Annual US births named Vincent by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 1962 with 6,161 boys named Vincent (boy rank #66 that year).

Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #107 for boys (3,267 US births). That's 41 places below its 1962 peak.

Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.

Where in the US Is Vincent Most Popular?

Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Vincent the strongest states are Minnesota, New Jersey, Wisconsin.

Strongest boys-name states

#	State	Avg rank	Births
1	Minnesota	#61	874
2	New Jersey	#69	1,223
3	Wisconsin	#75	755
4	New York	#82	2,224
5	Illinois	#82	1,434
6	Massachusetts	#88	754
7	Pennsylvania	#90	1,429
8	Ohio	#91	1,374
9	California	#92	4,524
10	Michigan	#92	1,079

Weakest boys-name states

#	State	Avg rank	Births
1	Mississippi	#420	79
2	Alabama	#269	199
3	Arkansas	#269	135
4	Georgia	#243	462
5	Louisiana	#220	265
6	South Carolina	#206	240
7	Tennessee	#204	401
8	West Virginia	#200	108
9	Kentucky	#194	262
10	Oklahoma	#193	248

Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Vincent in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.

Variant Forms

Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Vicente	Conquering.	Male	Spanish
Vince	Form Of Vincent Conquering.	Male	English
Vincente	Victor	Male	Spanish
Vinnie	Form Of Vincent Conquering.	Male	English

Famous People Named Vincent

2 notable figures from history and culture who share the name Vincent.

Vincent Gallo is an American actor, director, musician and painter.
Vincent van Gogh — Painter (1853)

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