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Vinny

Vinny ranks #423 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 5 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #314 among boy dog names.
Vinny's popularity trend

Vinny's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2014.

0.01%0.02%0.03%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
5
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#423
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−596
2014 → 2019
Gender split
95% male
5% female95% male

Gender split comes from 21 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Vinny mean?
2 syllables

Vinny is a nickname for Vincent, from the Latin vincens, meaning "conquering." It's also occasionally used as a pet form of Lavinia.

Vinny has a friendly, streetwise charm that suits a scrappy, confident companion — a name that sounds like it belongs to the neighborhood favorite.

Where Vinny shows up

Cats named Vinny per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.02%
SeattleWA, US0.02%

Cat names like Vinny

VinnieVincentBennyMannyJohnnyKennyLennySonnyDannyDennyPennySunny

Vinny means, by theme

Victory