Vinny

Vinny was the #2,230 boys' name in the US in 2025 (63 babies), and #342 in England & Wales and #2,269 in Canada.

Vinny as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Vinny as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaUS
Vinny as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,230 (63)#342 (124)#333 (10)#395 (3)#676 (4)#2,269 (8)
2024#2,789 (46)#344 (127)#404 (8)#404 (3)—#2,710 (6)
2023#2,510 (53)#393 (101)#435 (7)#395 (3)#660 (4)—
2022#2,962 (42)#450 (90)#590 (4)——#2,493 (6)
2021#2,775 (45)#443 (94)#533 (5)———
2020#3,202 (35)#467 (84)————
2019#2,766 (45)#493 (79)#464 (6)——#1,998 (8)
2018#2,796 (43)#590 (62)———#2,740 (5)
2017#3,312 (34)#568 (68)#602 (4)———
2016#3,441 (32)#659 (53)#707 (3)———
2015#2,528 (49)#543 (70)————
2014#3,297 (33)#463 (85)————
2013#2,763 (42)#581 (61)————
2012#2,415 (52)#569 (63)———#2,666 (5)
2011#2,346 (54)#594 (58)———#1,681 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #2,230.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1948.

How common is it?

about 1 in 27,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 27,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 5,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Vinny is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 27,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 21,000 to 1 in 35,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Vinny by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #807MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,364CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #927AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Vinny (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
VinnyCanadaBoys#2,2698
VinnyEngland & WalesBoys#342124
VinnyIrelandBoys#6764
VinnyNorthern IrelandBoys#3953
VinnyScotlandBoys#33310
VinnyUSBoys#2,23063