How Many People Are Named Vinita?
An estimated 549 people in the United States have the first name Vinita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Vinita peaked in popularity in 1921 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vinita 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 Vinita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
549
About 1 in 624,325 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1921
33 births
Total Registered
1,227
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vinita
Vinita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,227 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Vinita as a female name
Ranked #17,180 in 2009
6 female births in 2009
Peak: 1921 (33 births)
Vinita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vinita span from the 1900s to the 2000s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 213 babies were registered. Vinita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vinita by Decade
How has Vinita 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.
Vinita by State
Birth registrations for Vinita span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas. The lowest are in Arkansas, Texas, Missouri. On average, about 57 Vinitas were registered per state.
Vinita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vinita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Vinita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vinita?
We estimate approximately 549 people named Vinita 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 624,325 Americans share this first name.
Is Vinita a common name?
Vinita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,227 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vinita most popular?
Vinita reached peak popularity in 1921, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vinita is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vinita a female name?
Vinita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vinita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vinita Smith, Vinita Johnson, Vinita 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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