Holding steady.
Popularity of Vinal since 1913
Babies named Vinal per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1923, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Vinal's real moment was 1914.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 35 |
| 1920s | 55 |
| 1930s | 17 |
| 1940s | 24 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Vinal is an exceedingly rare name in the United States. First recorded in 1913, its highest usage came the following year in 1914, during the 1910s decade. Since then, it has remained very infrequent, with no recorded births in many years. The name's trajectory is stable at nearly zero usage, and it has not appeared in any top 1,000 rankings. Vinal's origins are unclear; it may be a modern coinage influenced by the word vinyl or a variant of names like Finola or Vincent. Given its obscurity, Vinal remains a highly unusual choice.
Vinal is a rare name of unclear origin. It may be a respelling of Vinyl, a modern English invention derived from the chemical term. Alternatively, it could be a variant of the Irish name Finola or a shortened form of names like Vincent. Its first recorded use in the United States was in 1913, with a peak in 1914, but it has remained exceedingly uncommon.
Nicknames & variants
Variants: Vinyl
Sibling names for Vinal
Names that share Vinal's style, for a brother or sister.
