Visente
A masculine name of Portuguese origin meaning "the conquering one".
Name Census estimates that about 95 living Americans carry the first name Visente. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Visente today is around 54 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Visente births was 1925 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Visente. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Visente. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
95
~ 1 in 3,607,940 Americans
Peak year
1925
8 babies that year
Average age
54
years old
2001 SSA rank
#10,494
Tracked since 1918
Census
Visente in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 164 people with the first name Visente, which placed it at #43,191 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#43,191
National first-name rank
People counted
164
164 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
94.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Visente
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Visente is Hispanic at 94.5%. The next largest groups are White (3.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Visente described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Visente at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino94.5% · 155
- White3.7% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1
Popularity
Visente: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Visente from the 1910s through to the 2000s, spanning 9 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1940s, with 35 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1940s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Visente by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Visente during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Visentes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Visente
The given name Visente is derived from the Latin name Vincentius, which itself is derived from the Latin word "vincere," meaning "to conquer" or "to be victorious." It is believed to have originated in the Roman Empire during the early centuries of the Christian era.
The name Vincentius was borne by several early Christian saints and martyrs, including Saint Vincent of Saragossa, who was martyred in Valencia, Spain, in the year 304 AD. His name became popular among Christians as a symbol of steadfast faith and victory over persecution.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Visente is found in the medieval Spanish epic poem "El Cantar de Mio Cid," which dates back to the 12th century. In this work, the name Visente is mentioned as the name of one of the knights in the army of the legendary Castilian hero, El Cid.
Another notable figure in history who bore the name Visente was Visente Ferrer, a Spanish Dominican friar and preacher who lived from 1350 to 1419. He gained fame for his powerful sermons and was later canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
During the Renaissance period, the name Visente was particularly popular in Italy, where it was often spelled as Vincenzo. One famous bearer of this name was Vincenzo Galilei, an Italian lutenist, composer, and music theorist who lived from 1520 to 1591. He was the father of the renowned scientist Galileo Galilei.
In the 16th century, the name Visente also gained prominence in Portugal, where it was sometimes spelled as Vicente. One notable Portuguese figure with this name was Vicente Rodrigues, a navigator and explorer who lived from around 1490 to 1541. He was involved in several important expeditions to the East Indies and was among the first Europeans to establish contact with the island of Timor.
Another famous bearer of the name Visente was Vicente Guerrero, a Mexican revolutionary leader who played a crucial role in the Mexican War of Independence. He was born in 1782 and served as the President of Mexico from 1829 until his execution in 1831.
People
Visente + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Visente as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with V
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Visente: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Visente?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 95 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Visente going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,607,940 US residents.
Is Visente a common name?
We classify Visente as "Very Rare". It ranks above 63.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 155 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Visente most popular?
The single biggest year for Visente was 1925, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Visente is about 54 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Visente in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 164 people with the name Visente, or 0.05 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #43,191 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Visente in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Visente?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Visente appears almost entirely male. Of the 160 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Visente?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Visente is Hispanic at 94.5%. The next largest groups are White (3.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (1.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Visente most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Visente in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.5% (155 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Visente in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Visente a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Visente in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Visente still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Visente in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Visente can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Visente?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.