Fun Facts About the Name Vivian
- Back among the favorites: Vivian returned to the U.S. top 100 in 1883 and stayed there for 3 consecutive years, through 2025.
- More than 230 thousand babies named Vivian: U.S. records list 230,742 babies given the name Vivian from 1880 through 2025. Even 2,583 boys received the name Vivian - about 1 boy for every 88 girls.
What Does the Name Vivian Mean?
Vivian is an English form of the Latin name Vivianus, which comes from vivus, meaning "alive" or "living." The customary English meaning is "lively." The Latin feminine form was Viviana, and the Old French forms Vivien (masculine) and Viviane (feminine) developed from the same root. The name is not a compound with a separate second element; its meaning comes from the Latin root for life.
Vivian Name History & Origins
Vivianus was used in the Roman world and was borne by early Christians, including saints, which helped keep the name in use after antiquity. As Latin developed into the Romance languages, the name took forms such as Old French Vivien and Viviane. After the Norman Conquest, the French form entered English, where Vivian was recorded as a masculine name in the Middle Ages.
In Arthurian romance, the Lady of the Lake is called Viviane or Vivien, a literary use that gave the name a familiar association but did not create it. In the 20th century, Vivian also became established as a feminine name in English, alongside the French Vivienne and the Italian and Spanish Viviana. In modern English, it is used for both men and women.
How Popular is the Name Vivian?
Vivian has a rich multi-era history in the U.S. top 100, spanning 33 total years and enjoying its modern revival from 2023 to 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #72 | 3,362 | 0.2092% |
| 2024 | #77 | 3,088 | 0.1914% |
| 2023 | #87 | 2,806 | 0.1751% |
| 2022 | #104 | 2,674 | 0.1632% |
| 2021 | #102 | 2,693 | 0.1642% |
| 2020 | #101 | 2,705 | 0.1674% |
| 2019 | #96 | 2,933 | 0.1748% |
| 2018 | #96 | 2,976 | 0.1750% |
| 2017 | #97 | 3,032 | 0.1757% |
| 2016 | #95 | 3,141 | 0.1773% |
| 2015 | #95 | 3,204 | 0.1795% |
| 2014 | #97 | 3,063 | 0.1715% |
| 2013 | #120 | 2,651 | 0.1511% |
| 2012 | #140 | 2,264 | 0.1286% |
| 2011 | #153 | 2,022 | 0.1150% |
| 2010 | #158 | 1,943 | 0.1093% |
| 2009 | #164 | 1,964 | 0.1069% |
| 2008 | #206 | 1,639 | 0.0867% |
| 2007 | #210 | 1,639 | 0.0853% |
| 2006 | #224 | 1,536 | 0.0808% |
| 2005 | #223 | 1,560 | 0.0844% |
| 2004 | #231 | 1,424 | 0.0776% |
| 2003 | #224 | 1,453 | 0.0795% |
| 2002 | #249 | 1,275 | 0.0710% |
| 2001 | #312 | 1,020 | 0.0566% |
| 2000 | #272 | 1,177 | 0.0648% |
| 1999 | #281 | 1,114 | 0.0628% |
| 1998 | #325 | 912 | 0.0516% |
| 1997 | #320 | 908 | 0.0522% |
| 1996 | #314 | 897 | 0.0512% |
| 1995 | #317 | 867 | 0.0493% |
| 1994 | #299 | 921 | 0.0516% |
| 1993 | #295 | 931 | 0.0515% |
| 1992 | #307 | 909 | 0.0493% |
| 1991 | #316 | 852 | 0.0454% |
| 1990 | #447 | 553 | 0.0291% |
| 1989 | #507 | 465 | 0.0252% |
| 1988 | #515 | 429 | 0.0241% |
| 1987 | #500 | 429 | 0.0247% |
| 1986 | #485 | 443 | 0.0258% |
| 1985 | #498 | 408 | 0.0237% |
| 1984 | #489 | 412 | 0.0245% |
| 1983 | #481 | 411 | 0.0246% |
| 1982 | #512 | 393 | 0.0232% |
| 1981 | #536 | 351 | 0.0210% |
| 1980 | #498 | 409 | 0.0246% |
| 1979 | #449 | 457 | 0.0285% |
| 1978 | #529 | 348 | 0.0227% |
| 1977 | #518 | 361 | 0.0235% |
| 1976 | #486 | 377 | 0.0257% |
| 1975 | #453 | 423 | 0.0290% |
| 1974 | #401 | 505 | 0.0344% |
| 1973 | #388 | 526 | 0.0361% |
| 1972 | #378 | 569 | 0.0374% |
| 1971 | #362 | 660 | 0.0397% |
| 1970 | #339 | 777 | 0.0444% |
| 1969 | #319 | 810 | 0.0480% |
| 1968 | #288 | 914 | 0.0557% |
| 1967 | #259 | 1,056 | 0.0640% |
| 1966 | #260 | 1,059 | 0.0626% |
| 1965 | #245 | 1,253 | 0.0710% |
| 1964 | #224 | 1,511 | 0.0797% |
| 1963 | #204 | 1,746 | 0.0906% |
| 1962 | #206 | 1,747 | 0.0888% |
| 1961 | #194 | 1,892 | 0.0937% |
| 1960 | #188 | 2,023 | 0.1001% |
| 1959 | #177 | 2,183 | 0.1079% |
| 1958 | #172 | 2,206 | 0.1097% |
| 1957 | #153 | 2,433 | 0.1190% |
| 1956 | #148 | 2,560 | 0.1275% |
| 1955 | #154 | 2,357 | 0.1205% |
| 1954 | #156 | 2,275 | 0.1172% |
| 1953 | #149 | 2,358 | 0.1253% |
| 1952 | #142 | 2,508 | 0.1353% |
| 1951 | #138 | 2,405 | 0.1335% |
| 1950 | #138 | 2,269 | 0.1325% |
| 1949 | #136 | 2,327 | 0.1360% |
| 1948 | #126 | 2,424 | 0.1428% |
| 1947 | #128 | 2,483 | 0.1401% |
| 1946 | #120 | 2,424 | 0.1543% |
| 1945 | #118 | 2,168 | 0.1659% |
| 1944 | #129 | 2,022 | 0.1523% |
| 1943 | #122 | 2,321 | 0.1663% |
| 1942 | #125 | 2,203 | 0.1631% |
| 1941 | #113 | 2,280 | 0.1887% |
| 1940 | #115 | 2,261 | 0.1977% |
| 1939 | #128 | 1,868 | 0.1703% |
| 1938 | #135 | 1,797 | 0.1629% |
| 1937 | #127 | 1,910 | 0.1795% |
| 1936 | #115 | 2,015 | 0.1937% |
| 1935 | #112 | 2,124 | 0.2026% |
| 1934 | #98 | 2,413 | 0.2311% |
| 1933 | #98 | 2,378 | 0.2359% |
| 1932 | #90 | 2,662 | 0.2495% |
| 1931 | #82 | 2,893 | 0.2717% |
| 1930 | #91 | 2,872 | 0.2551% |
| 1929 | #81 | 3,101 | 0.2777% |
| 1928 | #78 | 3,310 | 0.2870% |
| 1927 | #77 | 3,510 | 0.2944% |
| 1926 | #80 | 3,430 | 0.2894% |
| 1925 | #76 | 3,576 | 0.2937% |
| 1924 | #71 | 3,850 | 0.3083% |
| 1923 | #69 | 3,831 | 0.3176% |
| 1922 | #74 | 3,733 | 0.3108% |
| 1921 | #68 | 4,103 | 0.3327% |
| 1920 | #64 | 4,128 | 0.3445% |
| 1919 | #72 | 3,640 | 0.3221% |
| 1918 | #72 | 3,663 | 0.3164% |
| 1917 | #79 | 3,119 | 0.2885% |
| 1916 | #77 | 3,049 | 0.2920% |
| 1915 | #78 | 2,857 | 0.2904% |
| 1914 | #81 | 2,080 | 0.2731% |
| 1913 | #83 | 1,727 | 0.2765% |
| 1912 | #84 | 1,487 | 0.2664% |
| 1911 | #80 | 1,211 | 0.2895% |
| 1910 | #107 | 801 | 0.2020% |
| 1909 | #111 | 652 | 0.1878% |
| 1908 | #121 | 561 | 0.1678% |
| 1907 | #116 | 572 | 0.1796% |
| 1906 | #129 | 489 | 0.1656% |
| 1905 | #128 | 492 | 0.1687% |
| 1904 | #126 | 470 | 0.1707% |
| 1903 | #128 | 432 | 0.1649% |
| 1902 | #132 | 425 | 0.1609% |
| 1901 | #146 | 342 | 0.1429% |
| 1900 | #152 | 383 | 0.1278% |
| 1899 | #172 | 250 | 0.1073% |
| 1898 | #162 | 308 | 0.1190% |
| 1897 | #177 | 241 | 0.1029% |
| 1896 | #183 | 224 | 0.0942% |
| 1895 | #183 | 216 | 0.0925% |
| 1894 | #184 | 212 | 0.0951% |
| 1893 | #191 | 185 | 0.0869% |
| 1892 | #205 | 152 | 0.0716% |
| 1891 | #234 | 108 | 0.0582% |
| 1890 | #241 | 103 | 0.0541% |
| 1889 | #260 | 83 | 0.0465% |
| 1888 | #266 | 77 | 0.0431% |
| 1887 | #261 | 66 | 0.0452% |
| 1886 | #299 | 49 | 0.0339% |
| 1885 | #279 | 51 | 0.0383% |
| 1884 | #348 | 33 | 0.0256% |
| 1883 | #313 | 33 | 0.0294% |
| 1882 | #347 | 27 | 0.0250% |
| 1881 | #337 | 24 | 0.0261% |
| 1880 | #351 | 22 | 0.0242% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,778 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #10,770 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #7,102 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #13,957 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #10,664 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #14,232 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #14,145 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #10,915 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #10,982 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #9,541 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #10,758 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #7,931 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #5,486 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #4,987 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #5,637 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #5,083 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #6,384 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #5,590 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #7,236 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #8,098 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #5,758 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #4,952 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #3,874 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #7,245 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,212 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #6,728 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #4,919 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1974 | #3,553 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #5,072 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #3,651 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #2,887 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #3,305 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #4,730 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #3,544 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #2,772 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #2,972 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #3,274 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #3,635 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #2,360 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #1,947 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1960 | #2,309 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1959 | #1,556 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 1958 | #2,365 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #1,834 | 20 | 0.0009% |
| 1956 | #2,492 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1955 | #1,724 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1954 | #1,466 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1953 | #1,674 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1952 | #1,662 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1951 | #1,834 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1950 | #2,315 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1949 | #1,701 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1948 | #1,485 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1947 | #1,296 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1946 | #1,380 | 27 | 0.0017% |
| 1945 | #1,769 | 16 | 0.0012% |
| 1944 | #1,480 | 22 | 0.0016% |
| 1943 | #1,397 | 26 | 0.0018% |
| 1942 | #1,243 | 32 | 0.0023% |
| 1941 | #1,228 | 30 | 0.0024% |
| 1940 | #1,365 | 25 | 0.0022% |
| 1939 | #1,166 | 32 | 0.0029% |
| 1938 | #1,220 | 30 | 0.0027% |
| 1937 | #1,574 | 20 | 0.0019% |
| 1936 | #1,048 | 38 | 0.0037% |
| 1935 | #1,224 | 31 | 0.0030% |
| 1934 | #1,458 | 23 | 0.0022% |
| 1933 | #923 | 47 | 0.0047% |
| 1932 | #867 | 55 | 0.0053% |
| 1931 | #1,048 | 42 | 0.0040% |
| 1930 | #1,068 | 43 | 0.0039% |
| 1929 | #922 | 54 | 0.0050% |
| 1928 | #1,093 | 42 | 0.0038% |
| 1927 | #821 | 67 | 0.0059% |
| 1926 | #942 | 53 | 0.0048% |
| 1925 | #982 | 49 | 0.0044% |
| 1924 | #976 | 53 | 0.0047% |
| 1923 | #834 | 67 | 0.0061% |
| 1922 | #829 | 68 | 0.0062% |
| 1921 | #867 | 65 | 0.0059% |
| 1920 | #790 | 72 | 0.0068% |
| 1919 | #759 | 73 | 0.0074% |
| 1918 | #816 | 65 | 0.0064% |
| 1917 | #818 | 61 | 0.0066% |
| 1916 | #802 | 60 | 0.0067% |
| 1915 | #924 | 46 | 0.0054% |
| 1914 | #665 | 59 | 0.0090% |
| 1913 | #709 | 43 | 0.0084% |
| 1912 | #754 | 34 | 0.0079% |
| 1911 | #642 | 24 | 0.0106% |
| 1910 | #781 | 16 | 0.0082% |
| 1909 | #752 | 15 | 0.0091% |
| 1908 | #582 | 20 | 0.0130% |
| 1907 | #557 | 20 | 0.0136% |
| 1906 | #705 | 13 | 0.0098% |
| 1905 | #635 | 15 | 0.0113% |
| 1904 | #513 | 19 | 0.0148% |
| 1903 | #617 | 14 | 0.0117% |
| 1902 | #859 | 9 | 0.0073% |
| 1901 | #633 | 12 | 0.0113% |
| 1900 | #602 | 18 | 0.0120% |
| 1899 | #711 | 10 | 0.0094% |
| 1898 | #472 | 20 | 0.0163% |
| 1897 | #720 | 10 | 0.0089% |
| 1896 | #497 | 18 | 0.0151% |
| 1895 | #527 | 16 | 0.0136% |
| 1894 | #629 | 12 | 0.0104% |
| 1893 | #765 | 9 | 0.0080% |
| 1892 | #638 | 12 | 0.0098% |
| 1891 | #633 | 10 | 0.0099% |
| 1890 | #877 | 7 | 0.0063% |
| 1889 | #671 | 10 | 0.0090% |
| 1888 | #913 | 7 | 0.0058% |
| 1887 | #513 | 13 | 0.0128% |
| 1886 | #956 | 6 | 0.0054% |
| 1885 | #931 | 6 | 0.0056% |
| 1884 | #569 | 12 | 0.0105% |
| 1883 | #795 | 7 | 0.0067% |
| 1882 | #1,091 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1881 | #650 | 9 | 0.0089% |
| 1880 | #804 | 7 | 0.0063% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Vivian Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fixed in your opinions, firm in your friendships and square in your dealings with others. You are an excellent worker. Since you are both possessive and emotional, you can be either very practical or very impractical and unpredictable. Your dual nature needs to become steadfast. You are the marrying kind. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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