Given name & surname
Vince
Vince is a masculine given name. It is used in English, French, and Hungarian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Hungarian use, Vince shares an earlier linguistic root with Vincent. Vincent has been associated with Old French and Latin naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Vince is a short form of Vincent.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1882. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Hungarian use, Vince shares an earlier linguistic root with Vincent. The history of Vincent gives this family its wider story. Vincent’s historical associations include various early saints particularly associated with France, most notably the 5th-century St Vincent of Lérins.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Vince through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12,710
- 12,705 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 595 babies
- 2025
- 137
- #1,364 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 137 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,364 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 3.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 595 in 1963. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (28). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 17,881 as a first name in 2020; 1,586 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.
Vince’s family of names
In English usage, Vince is a diminutive of Vincent. In Hungarian usage, Vince has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Wincenty. Vince is a short form of Vincent.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Vince has relatives in 4 languages.
3 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Vicenteequivalent
- Vincenzoequivalent
- Vincenteequivalent
- Vinzentequivalent
- Vicentequivalent
- ВикентийRussian
- WincentyPolish
- Vincentiusequivalent
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People named Vince
- Vince VaughnAmerican actor (born 1970)
- Vince McMahonAmerican professional wrestling promoter (born 1945)
- Vince GilliganAmerican writer, producer, and director (born 1967)
- Vince CarterAmerican basketball player (born 1977)
- Vince LombardiAmerican football player, coach, and executive (1913-1970)
- Vince ClarkeEnglish synth-pop musician and songwriterborn 1960
- Vince GrellaAustralian association football playerborn 1979
- Vince CableBritish politician (born 1943)
- Vince NeilAmerican singerborn 1961
Characters named Vince: Vince Masuka (fictional character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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Similar names
If you love Vince, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Vance
“from the marshland”
>99% boys
Rene
“the king's advisor” · “one who has been reborn”
93% boys · 7% girls
Von
“filled with hope”
99% boys · 1% girls
Vinson
“the son of Vincent”
>99% boys
Mike
“who is like God?”
>99% boys
Richie
“a powerful ruler”
96% boys · 4% girls
Dwayne
“a dark or swarthy man”
>99% boys
Terence
“learned” · “instigator”
>99% boys