Vinay

Where Vinay comes from

From Sanskrit विनय (vinaya), meaning ideal behavior, humility, civility, courtesy, intellect.
— Wiktionary's entry for Vinay
  • Sanskrit
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1971
    First appearance
    #2,973 among boys, 11 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1985
    Peak, #1,975
    29 babies named Vinay — more than any year before or since.
  3. 2015
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #10,644.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.