Latin vincens, "conquering" — conquering. Saint Vincent de Paul organised charity for the poor of Paris in the 1600s.
Vincent ranks 107th among American boys in 2025, with 3,272 born that year. Its best year was 1962, when 6,186 babies were given the name, ranking 66th. The typical living American called Vincent is about 41 years old today. It is relatively most common in Rhode Island, where it accounts for 0.30% of births.
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.