Given name & surname
Vinson
“the son of Vincent”
Vinson is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “the son of Vincent.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “the son of Vincent.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1898. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vinson through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,841
- 3,841 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1969
- 75 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #5,835 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −53%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,835 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 52.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 75 in 1969. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,381 as a first name in 2020; 24,417 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.
Vinson’s family of names
Vinson has a related form in Vinsan. Vinson has a related form in Vinsen. Vinson has a related form in Vinsin.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Vinson
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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