Meaning & origin
How it developed
In English usage, Vin is a short form of Vincent.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 261
- 256 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,610 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −20%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,610 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 28.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 19 in 2003. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 908 as a first name in 2020; 258 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vin’s family of names
In English usage, Vin is a short form of Vincent. In Greek usage, Vin as a surname is a transliteration of Βιν. Vin has a related form in Vincent.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Vin
- Vin ScullyAmerican sportscaster (1927–2022)
- Vin BakerAmerican basketball player (born 1971)
- Vin DensonEnglish cyclistborn 1935
- Vin Moorefilm director (1879-1949)
- Vin GarbuttBritish folk musician (1947–2017)
- Vin WeberAmerican politicianborn 1952
- Vin MazzaroMajor League Baseball pitcherborn 1986
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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