Meaning of the nameVincente

Male
Latin origin
Vin-cen-te

Vincente is a masculine name whose spelling keeps the N of Latin Vincentius, from which Vicente also comes; the meaning of this spelling is not documented with certainty.

Meaning

The meaning of Vincente is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 1,150
Rank in Brazil: #7,527
Median age: 56 years
2010 Census: 547; people

Vincente in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Vincente, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (219 people).

0 women 1,140 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Vincente is most common

States with the highest share of people named Vincente in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Ceará 0.001%
Minas Gerais 0.001%
São Paulo 0.000%

All states

State	People	% of population
Minas Gerais	166	0.001%
São Paulo	160	0.000%
Ceará	103	0.001%
Bahia	96	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	79	0.001%
Pará	69	0.001%
Maranhão	57	0.001%
Goiás	51	0.001%
Pernambuco	46	0.001%
Santa Catarina	36	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	33	0.000%
Paraná	31	0.000%
Piauí	29	0.001%
Amazonas	22	0.001%
Mato Grosso	21	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	18	0.001%
Distrito Federal	18	0.001%
Paraíba	17	0.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul	15	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Vincente

Wiktionary traces Vicente to Latin Vincentius, derived from vincēns ('conquering'), the participle of vincō. Behind the Name gives the same Latin root ('to conquer') for Vincent and cites Vicente as the Portuguese equivalent; it lists Vincente as a French feminine form of Vincent. In Brazil, Vincente is used by men, with records in every decade since before 1940, generally more numerous among those born up to the 1960s. Because the spelling keeps the N of Vincentius, the exact meaning of this form is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,150 people named Vincente, with a median age of 56.

Sources

Wiktionary: Vicente · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Vincentius · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Vincent · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Vincente

What does the name Vincente mean?

The meaning of Vincente is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Vincente in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,150 people with the first name Vincente, which ranks it number 7,527 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Vincente a boy's or a girl's name?

Vincente is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,140 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Vincente?

Vincente is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Vincente most common?

Proportionally, in Ceará: 0.001% of the state's population is named Vincente (103 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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