How Many People Are Named Vivian?
people named Vivian are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,682 people in the US has this name
Based on 230,755 babies named Vivian in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
4,200 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Latin name Vivianus which was derived from Latin vivus "alive". Saint Vivian was a French bishop who provided protection during the Visigoth invasion of the 5th century. It has been occasionally used as an English (masculine) name since the Middle Ages. In modern times it is also used as a feminine name, in which case it is either an Anglicized form of BÉBINN or a variant of VIVIEN (2).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Vivian (99.5%) were girls. The share of girls among babies named Vivian rose from 85% in the 1880s to 99.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Vivian alive today is about 39 years old, and 49% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 69 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Vivian first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1920, to 4,200 babies. In 2025, 3,367 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Vivian never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #64, in 1920, and it was in the top 100 in 33 years between 1911 and 2025. In 2025 it ranked #72.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #72 |
| Best rank | #64 (1920) |
| Years in the top 100 | 33 (1911 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #75 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Vivian alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Vivian were born in California than in any other state: about 16,254 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Vivian was given 1.5 times as often in District of Columbia, 1.4 times in North Dakota and 1.3 times in Hawaii.
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