Vincent
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Vincent comes from the Latin vincere, “to conquer,” and means “conqueror” or “victorious,” with nicknames such as Vince, Vin, and Vinny. Vincent can have an Italian American flavor and offers many forms, from Vincenzo and Vicente to Enzo. Famous Vincents include painter Vincent van Gogh, actor Vincent Price, and football legend Vince Lombardi. In The Black Hole, a 1979 film, V.I.N.CENT is a little robot with an acronym for a name who outsmarts Maximilian, the huge evil robot.
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Usage of Vincent in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Vincent against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Vincent is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Vincent in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 3,267 boys were named Vincent, making it the #107 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 363,296 boys have been named Vincent, with the most (6,159) in 1962. It is most common, relative to births, in Rhode Island, Wyoming and Connecticut.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Vincent in other languages
- Vicente Portuguese, Spanish
- Vince Dutch, Hungarian
- Vicent Catalan
- Vicenç Catalan
- Vincas Lithuanian
- Vincenc Slovenian
- Vincentius Dutch
- Vincenzo Italian
- Wincent Polish
- Wincenty Polish
Vincent name days
- January 22 France
- September 27 France
- January 22 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Vincent
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Vincent, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Vincent | 2001 | South Indian Ocean | 93 km/h |
| Cyclone Vincent (Category 1) | 1990 | South Indian Ocean | 130 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Vincent
There are 136 towns and villages with Vincent in their name, in 15 countries.
🇫🇷 France 71🇺🇸 United States 27🇭🇹 Haiti 16🇧🇪 Belgium 4🇦🇺 Australia 3🇨🇦 Canada 3🇬🇵 Guadeloupe 3🇿🇲 Zambia 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Vincent | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 15,922 | Map |
| Vincent | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 15,922 | Map |
| Saint-Vincent | Aosta Valley, 🇮🇹 Italy | 3,969 | Map |
| Vincent | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | 2,120 | Map |
| Saint-Vincent | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 🇫🇷 France | 961 | Map |
| Port Vincent | Louisiana, 🇺🇸 United States | 749 | Map |
| Cape Vincent | New York, 🇺🇸 United States | 741 | Map |
| Saint-Vincent | Wallonia, 🇧🇪 Belgium | 641 | Map |
| Port Vincent | South Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | 484 | Map |
| Saint-Vincent | New Aquitaine, 🇫🇷 France | 395 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Vincent
There are 41 lakes and reservoirs with Vincent in their name, in 4 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 22🇺🇸 United States 16🇦🇺 Australia 2🇳🇿 New Zealand 1
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| Lac Vincent | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Vincent | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Vincent | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Vincent | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Vincent | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Vincent | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Vincent | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Vincent | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Vincent | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Vincent | Tasmania, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Vincent songs
4 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Vincent in their title. The best known:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Vincent
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Vincent.
Vincent Aboubakar
Vincent Anstett
Vincent Brown
Vincent Browne
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Fictional characters named Vincent
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Vincent as a pet name
FurryName has found 100 dogs named Vincent in public pet registers, making it the #1,108 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Victoria (5), Richmond (2), Adelaide (1). Vincent as a dog name →
FurryName has found 8 cats named Vincent in public pet registers, making it the #1,213 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (4), Toronto (3), Vancouver (1). Vincent as a cat name →
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