Vinny is the pet form of Vincent, which comes from the Latin vincens and means "conquering" or "victorious". The nickname has a strong Italian American flavor and is familiar from films like My Cousin Vinny, but a small number of parents now give it as the full name. In the United States Vinny ranked number 3631 in 2000 and climbed slowly to number 2256 in 2025, the highest rank it has reached.