Vinson

Where Vinson comes from

The dictionaries list Vinson as a given name — a male given name — but don't trace where it came from. The record below is what the SSA data shows.

Along the way
  1. 1898
    First appearance
    #1,121 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1950
    Vinson Cole born
    American opera singer
  3. 1969
    Peak, #880
    75 babies named Vinson — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1979
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,598.
  5. 1998
    Vinson Chiu born
    badminton player
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Vinson Chiu · badminton player, born 1998
  • Vinson Cole · American opera singer, born 1950

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.