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Wincenty

An old Latin name climbing back into use: given to more boys each year through the 2020s, though still rare enough that most Poles have never met one. At root it means victorious, from the Latin for conquering.

Wincenty Pronunciation

Wincenty is pronounced veen-TSEN-tih (/vinˈt͡sɛntɨ/).

Related names
Wincent
Alive in 2025
4,448
Newborns 2025
144
National rank
#513
Next name day
22 January
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What Wincenty means

Where Wincenty comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.

The name Wincenty comes from the Latin Vincentius, built on the verb vincere, "to conquer." Its short meaning stays close to that root: conquering, or victorious. The same verb gives us the English words "invincible" and "convince," so the sense of prevailing sits in the name from the start.

Polish history handed the name to real bearers. Wincenty Kadłubek, the medieval bishop and chronicler, wrote one of the earliest histories of Poland and was later beatified. Centuries on, Wincenty Witos led the peasant movement and served three times as prime minister. Different men, one name.

The shorter form Wincent turns up too, trimmer on the tongue and on an official form at the urząd.

Victory here is no boast. In Latin the word could mean winning an argument or holding firm under strain, which is why "convince" grew from the same source. A boy called Wincenty answers to a word that once meant simply this: the one who prevails.

When Wincenty celebrates name day

Wincenty appears 21 times in the Polish name day calendar, 4 of them as a main name, the first on 22 January.

Next name day
22 January
Friday in 2027
Next one in 89 days
Name days

The days Polish calendars list this name on. By custom you celebrate one of them, usually the first after your birthday.

Also celebrates

Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.

How many people are named Wincenty

1 in 4799 men in Poland is named Wincenty. 4,448 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #513 among male names.

People with the name Wincenty 2019 → 2025
4,448 −706 since 2019
2020 5,082 −72
2021 4,881 −201
2022 4,685 −196
2023 4,566 −119
2024 4,488 −78
2025 4,448 −40

Wincenty's popularity over time

144 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #219 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2002.

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144 newborns with the name Wincenty in 2025
national rank #219 that year

Where parents choose Wincenty

Wincenty is most popular in Greater Poland, 48% above the national average (108 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Pomeranian (+44%) and Lower Silesian (+42%). It is least common in Subcarpathian and Lublin, 73% and 68% below average respectively.

Chosen most
  • Greater Poland
    +48%
    1 in 1,993 babies
  • Pomeranian
    +44%
    1 in 2,046 babies
  • Lower Silesian
    +42%
    1 in 2,068 babies
Chosen least
  • Subcarpathian
    −73%
    1 in 10,960 babies
  • Lublin
    −68%
    1 in 9,334 babies
  • Holy Cross
    −63%
    1 in 7,919 babies

Wincenty as a middle name

Wincenty is a first name for 4,448 men in Poland and a middle name for another 11,398, a 28/72 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 101st, between Błażej (11,442) and Igor (10,687).

As a first name
4,448
As a middle name
11,398
first name 28% middle name 72%
Middle-name ranking men

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