# Vivian (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/vivian/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | “alive” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈvɪvi.ən/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Viv |
| Variant spellings | Vivien, Vivienne |
| US babies named this | 230,755 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,583 / 228,172 (99% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 687, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Early saints' name from Latin Vīviānus, and of its feminine form Vīviāna, probably from vīvus (“alive”).

## What it means

Vivian is grouped under life.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2,022 | 153 |
| 2012 | 2,264 | 141 |
| 2013 | 2,651 | 120 |
| 2014 | 3,063 | 97 |
| 2015 | 3,204 | 95 |
| 2016 | 3,142 | 95 |
| 2017 | 3,032 | 97 |
| 2018 | 2,976 | 96 |
| 2019 | 2,934 | 96 |
| 2020 | 2,705 | 101 |
| 2021 | 2,695 | 101 |
| 2022 | 2,674 | 104 |
| 2023 | 2,808 | 87 |
| 2024 | 3,096 | 77 |
| 2025 | 3,362 | 72 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10 | 5,638 |
| 1993 | 12 | 4,986 |
| 1995 | 11 | 5,486 |
| 1996 | 7 | 7,931 |
| 1997 | 5 | 10,758 |
| 2006 | 8 | 9,542 |
| 2008 | 7 | 10,982 |
| 2009 | 7 | 10,915 |
| 2010 | 5 | 14,147 |
| 2011 | 5 | 14,232 |
| 2013 | 7 | 10,666 |
| 2014 | 5 | 13,960 |
| 2018 | 12 | 7,103 |
| 2022 | 7 | 10,773 |
| 2025 | 5 | 13,778 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 25 | 1,269 |
| 2012 | 27 | 1,210 |
| 2013 | 24 | 1,360 |
| 2014 | 31 | 1,120 |
| 2015 | 40 | 909 |
| 2016 | 40 | 916 |
| 2017 | 22 | 1,457 |
| 2018 | 31 | 1,111 |
| 2019 | 29 | 1,153 |
| 2020 | 35 | 969 |
| 2021 | 18 | 1,628 |
| 2022 | 33 | 1,023 |
| 2023 | 35 | 981 |
| 2024 | 26 | 1,262 |
| 2025 | 43 | 834 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | 4,527 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4,632 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3,908 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4,812 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4,749 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3,334 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4,275 |

## In other languages

- French: Vivian, Vivien, Viviane, Vivienne
- Hindi: विवियन
- Danish: Vivian
- Finnish: Viivi
- German: Vivien
- Hungarian: Vivien
- Norwegian: Vivian
- Swedish: Vivianne

## People named Vivian

- Vivian Maier, French-American photographer (1926–2009)
- Vivian Woodward, English footballer (1879-1954)
- Vivian Fuchs, British explorer (1908–1999)
- Vivian Wu, Chinese actress
- Vivian Vance, American actress (1909–1979)
- Vivian Blaine, American actress (1921–1995)
- Vivian Wilson
- Vivian Silver, Canadian-born Israeli peace activist (1949–2023)
- Vivian McGrath, Australian tennis player (1916–1978)
- Vivian Kubrick, American-British film composer
- Wheeler Vivian Oakman, American silent film actor (1890–1949)
- Vivian Gornick, American author (b. 1935)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.