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Vinay

100% boys · 7 born in 2025

Vinay has been given to about 1,139 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2003, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 1,061
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Vinay per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2003 · 47
  • Born in 20257
  • All time1,139
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Vinay?

Its best year was 2003, when 47 babies were given the name, ranking 2308th. The typical living American called Vinay is about 28 years old today.

Names that sound like Vinay

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Vidal0.60
  2. Finley0.58
  3. Finnley0.57
  4. Vince0.53
  5. Vihaan0.53
  6. Finn0.48
  7. Finnegan0.49
  8. Ray0.47

Middle names for Vinay

Ranked by flow score
  1. Vinay John0.77
  2. Vinay Lee0.77
  3. Vinay Dean0.76
  4. Vinay Bryce0.76
  5. Vinay Ross0.76
  6. Vinay Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Vinay

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.81
  2. Nathanaelbrother · 0.81
  3. Alvarobrother · 0.81
  4. Noebrother · 0.79
  5. Tianasister · 0.78
  6. Elishaeither · 0.78

Where Vinay is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Vinay Anderson0.74
    2. Vinay White0.72
    3. Vinay Reyes0.72
    4. Vinay Nguyen0.72
    5. Vinay Moore0.72
    6. Vinay Lee0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Vinay

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.