# Vinay (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/vinay/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈvɪneɪ/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 1,139 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,139 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 373, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Sanskrit विनय (vinaya), meaning ideal behavior, humility, civility, courtesy, intellect.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21 | 4,669 |
| 2011 | 19 | 4,969 |
| 2012 | 29 | 3,707 |
| 2013 | 19 | 4,965 |
| 2014 | 28 | 3,780 |
| 2015 | 6 | 12,009 |
| 2016 | 12 | 7,119 |
| 2017 | 11 | 7,506 |
| 2018 | 8 | 9,619 |
| 2019 | 6 | 12,043 |
| 2020 | 11 | 7,467 |
| 2021 | 11 | 7,547 |
| 2023 | 5 | 14,060 |
| 2024 | 5 | 14,134 |
| 2025 | 7 | 10,611 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16 | 1,403 |
| 2009 | 12 | 1,749 |
| 2010 | 10 | 2,036 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2,613 |
| 2012 | 9 | 2,270 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2,216 |
| 2014 | 9 | 2,248 |
| 2015 | 9 | 2,319 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3,449 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2,445 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3,411 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4,608 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4,107 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5,137 |

## People named Vinay

- Vinay Bhat, American chess player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.