How Many People Are Named Vinton?
An estimated 485 people in the United States have the first name Vinton. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Vinton peaked in popularity in 1916 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vinton 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 Vinton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
485
About 1 in 706,710 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1916
31 births
Total Registered
1,068
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vinton
Vinton is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,068 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Vinton as a male name
Ranked #14,087 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (31 births)
Vinton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vinton span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 188 babies were registered. Vinton has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Vinton by Decade
How has Vinton 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.
Vinton by State
Birth registrations for Vinton span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Iowa, Maine. The lowest are in Maine, Iowa, California. On average, about 5 Vintons were registered per state.
Vinton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vinton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vinton
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vinton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vinton?
We estimate approximately 485 people named Vinton 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 706,710 Americans share this first name.
Is Vinton a common name?
Vinton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,068 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vinton most popular?
Vinton reached peak popularity in 1916, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vinton is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vinton a male name?
Vinton is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vinton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vinton Smith, Vinton Johnson, Vinton 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me