Home › Baby Names Directory › Vincenta

Vincenta

♀ Girl

Pronounced vin-SEN-tuh /vɪnˈsɛntə/Medium

Meaning: Vincenta is the Spanish and Italian feminine form of Vincent, from the Latin vincens, 'conquering' or 'prevailing.' It shares its root and saintly associations with the widely used masculine name.Low

In 30 seconds: Vincenta is the Spanish and Italian feminine of Vincent, from Latin vincens, 'conquering' (said vin-SEN-tuh). It was rare, peaking around 1921.

💕 Browse more names

Origin LowLatin, Spanish

MeaningVincenta is the Spanish and Italian feminine form of Vincent, from the Latin vincens, 'conquering' or 'prevailing.' It shares its root and saintly associations with the widely used masculine name.

U.S. rank (1966)#7588 ↘ Falling

1966 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1921

Total births (all-time)≈ 114

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Vincenta is the feminine of Vincent, rooted in the Latin vincens, 'conquering.' Long used in Spanish and Italian families and tied to saints who bore the masculine form, it carried an old-world dignity into American records.

It was always rare, given to only about sixteen girls a year at its peak around 1921, and has since nearly vanished. A woman named Vincenta then would be a great-grandmother or older today.

Did you know? Vincenta belongs to the early-twentieth-century wave of Latinate feminine forms brought by Spanish and Italian immigrant families, alongside names like Vincenza.

Overall data confidence 48%

References - Vincenta — Feminine of Vincent; Latin vincens 'conquering'

Variations

VincenzaVicentaVincentia

Nicknames

VinceVinnieCenta

Famous Bearers

Famous bearers coming soon.

If you like Vincenta…

Vincenza— the Italian sister form

Vicenta— a like Spanish spelling

Valentina— a similar Latinate feminine name

Verneta— a similarly popular pick

Veneta— a fellow Latin choice

Explore names like Vincenta

By themerare vintage latin feminine

All themes →All meanings →All origins →

Frequently Asked

What does the name Vincenta mean?

It is the Spanish and Italian feminine of Vincent, from the Latin vincens, 'conquering' or 'prevailing.'

How do you pronounce Vincenta?

It is said vin-SEN-tuh /vɪnˈsɛntə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.

Is Vincenta a boy or girl name?

Vincenta is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Vincenta?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about sixteen a year at its peak in the early nineteen-twenties.