Vinay
Boys' name · Millennial-era · Sanskrit origin
- Living in the US
- ~1,100 survival-weighted estimate
- 2025 rank
- #9,714 among boys
- Births in 2025
- 7 1,139 since 1880
- Typical age
- 27 years, median
Vinay popularity over time
Vinay was used most in 2003, when 47 babies were given the name. It first clears the SSA reporting threshold in 1971. The 2025 position is #9,714, on 7 births.
It climbed 2635 places against the previous year.
How many people are named Vinay?
About 1,100 people named Vinay are alive in the United States today. SSA has recorded 1,139 births under the name since 1880.
This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.
How old is the average Vinay?
Median age among living Vinays: 27. The 2000s produced the largest surviving cohort. By the site’s era rules that makes Vinay a millennial-era name.
Your Vinay
Vinay in England and Wales
In England and Wales, Vinay ranked #5,137 in 2025 on 3 births.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Counts below three are suppressed by ONS.
Where the name Vinay comes from
From Sanskrit विनय, meaning ideal behavior, humility, civility, courtesy, intellect.
Etymology summarised from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0. Wiktionary entry.
See how Sanskrit names are used in American and British births on the Sanskrit names page.
Notable people named Vinay
| Name | Known for | Years | Editions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Vinay Pathak | Indian actor | 1968 | 19 |
|
Vinay Kumar | Indian cricket player | 1984 | 16 |
| Vinay Apte | Marathi actor | 1951–2013 | 8 | |
| Vinay Katiyar | Indian politician | 1954 | 8 | |
|
Vinay Bhat | American chess player | 1984 | 8 |
Photo credits (3)
- Vinay Pathak — Bollywood Hungama, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Vinay Kumar — Kolkata Knight Riders - Official, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Vinay Bhat — Paweł Grochowalski, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
People and dates from Wikidata (CC0), limited to those with an English Wikipedia article who are known by this name as their first name.
Names similar to Vinay
Matched by sound and spelling inside this dataset, then ordered by total recorded births. This is not a claim about shared etymology.
Related pages
- All names from 2003
- Top names of 2025
- Sanskrit names
- Names beginning with V
- Every year, 1880 to 2025
- Names by state
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