Vincent

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Vincent is a masculine given name originating from the Roman name Vincentius, which itself comes from the Latin verb vincere, meaning "to conquer."

From Wikipedia

Vincent first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 387 babies (rank #145 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Vincent

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Vincent yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,452

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

387

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Vincent

Vincent van Goghdraftsperson · b. 1853
Vincent Kompanyassociation football player · b. 1986
Vincent Priceautobiographer · b. 1911
Vincent de PaulCatholic theologian · b. 1581
Vincent AuriolFrench resistance fighter · b. 1884

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	117	#246
1997	115	#255
1998	87	#302
1999	100	#280
2000	110	#260
2001	112	#253
2002	89	#308
2003	116	#264
2004	173	#213
2005	178	#209
2006	225	#195
2007	277	#177
2008	210	#221
2009	245	#196
2010	284	#188
2011	259	#203
2012	312	#183
2013	344	#163
2014	332	#174
2015	387	#145
2016	380	#156