MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Vincent mean?
Vincent comes from Latin vincens, the participle of the verb to conquer. It entered many European naming traditions through saints and is also used as a given name in India.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
विन्सेंट
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Vincent in Indian usage
7,105 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 452 |
| 1950s | 1,484 |
| 1960s | 2,177 |
| 1970s | 1,779 |
| 1980s | 772 |
| 1990s | 332 |
| Other decades | 109 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 5,924 |
| Goa | 444 |
| Meghalaya | 274 |
| Puducherry | 159 |
| Other states | 304 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Vincent / M | 560 | 93 |
| Scotland | Vincent / M | 30 | 148 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Vincent ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Vincent; Table_6, C98 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Vincent; Table_6, C98
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Vincent; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Vincent; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy