The first name Vivien

In 2025, 21 girls were named Vivien, making it the 1,454th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2014, with 38 births (#963).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Vivien with other names.

In 2025, 108 girls born in the United States were named Vivien, the 1,854th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 248 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Vivien Leigh
  British actress (1913–1967)
• Vivien Merchant
  English actress (1929-1982)
• Vivien Thomas
  American surgeon (1910-1985)
• Vivien Cardone
  Actress, born 1993
• Vivien Endemann
  German footballer, born 2001
• Vivien Lyra Blair
  American actress, born 2012
• Vivien Oakland
  American actress (1895–1958)
• Vivien Brisse
  French cyclist, born 1988
• Hayley Mills
  British actress (born 1946)
• Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
  English writer (1920–2014)

• Olivia
• Emily
• Florence
• Anna
• Eva
• Lucy
• Eleanor
• Emilia
• Victoria
• Luna
• Julia
• Aurora
• Sara
• Clara
• Amy
• Annabelle

All 381 names of Latin origin

What is the origin of the name Vivien?

Vivien comes from Latin.

How popular is the name Vivien?

In 2025, 21 girls born in England and Wales were named Vivien, ranking 1,454th. Its peak was 2014, with 38 births.

Is Vivien a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 7,429 US babies named Vivien since 1880 were girls.

When was Vivien most popular?

2014 in the United States, when 248 babies were named Vivien, its highest rank at 1,051st.

What name is Vivien a form of?

Vivien is a form of Vivian.