How Many People Are Named Vinh?
An estimated 1,489 people in the United States have the first name Vinh. It is predominantly male (99.3%). The average bearer is 28 years old, and Vinh peaked in popularity in 1983 with 58 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vinh as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Vinh paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,489
About 1 in 230,191 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.3% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1983
58 births
Total Registered
1,528
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vinh
Vinh is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,528 total births registered, 99.3% were male.
Vinh as a male name
Ranked #4,679 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 1983 (58 births)
Vinh as a female name
Ranked #12,134 in 1984
5 female births in 1984
Peak: 1982 (5 births)
Vinh: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vinh span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 409 babies were registered. Vinh has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vinh by Decade
How has Vinh tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Vinh by State
Birth registrations for Vinh span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Washington. The lowest are in Louisiana, Washington, Texas. On average, about 142 Vinhs were registered per state.
Vinh + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vinh as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vinh
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vinh: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vinh?
We estimate approximately 1,489 people named Vinh are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 230,191 Americans share this first name.
Is Vinh a common name?
Vinh is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,528 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vinh most popular?
Vinh reached peak popularity in 1983, when 58 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vinh is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vinh a male name?
Vinh is predominantly male. 99.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vinh Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vinh Smith, Vinh Johnson, Vinh Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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