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Vivian

Gender
Girl
Say it
VIV-ee-an
Origin
Latin
UK rank, 2025
#884 for girls
US rank, 2025
#70 for girls

Vivian is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “alive, lively”. In 2025 it ranked 884th for girls in the UK (43 babies) and 70th for girls in the US (3,362 babies).

What does Vivian mean?

Latin: from Vivianus, from vivus, alive

“alive, lively”

From the Latin Vivianus; in Arthurian legend the Lady of the Lake is often called Vivien or Viviane.

More on Wiktionary.

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

Vivian is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 43 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 3,362 girls and 5 boys in the US.

How popular is Vivian in the UK?

Rank in 2025
884th among girls
Babies in 2025
43 about 1 in 6,500 girls
Five-year trend
Steady up 10% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 43 girls in the UK were named Vivian, making it the 884th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,009th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 43 girls. 4 boys were also named Vivian in 2025 (4,301st for boys).

2025 had more girls named Vivian than any year since 2016.

Half of all the girls named Vivian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 64 girls in the UK were given Vivian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #604, up from #884 for this spelling alone.

Among girls in 2025, it was 834th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 43 in 20162025
Vivian in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202543#884
202429#1,208
202336#1,030
202236#1,027
202118#1,726
202036#1,009
201929#1,220
201833#1,124
201722#1,541
201643#930
201542#933
201433#1,131
201326#1,365
201231#1,179
201127#1,272
201023#1,418
200935#996
200815#1,840
200717#1,614
200615#1,681
200512#1,912
200413#1,722
200312#1,730
200212#1,649
200111#1,723
20008#2,097
19999#1,921
19984#3,310
199710#1,780
199613#1,450

How popular is Vivian in the US?

Rank in 2025
70th among girls
Babies in 2025
3,362 about 1 in 480 girls
Five-year trend
Steady up 8% in five years
Same name in a class
2.9% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 3,362 girls in the US were named Vivian, making it the 70th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 101st. Its busiest year was 1920, with 4,128 girls. 5 boys were also named Vivian in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Vivian than any year since 1927.

Half of all the girls named Vivian in the US since 1880 were born between 1926 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.

Girls were 73% of the babies named Vivian in the US in 1881, and over 99% in 2025.

1880Busiest: 4,128 in 19202025
Vivian in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20253,362#70
20243,096#77
20232,808#87
20222,674#104
20212,695#100
20202,705#101
20192,934#96
20182,976#96
20173,032#97
20163,142#95
20153,204#95
20143,063#97
20132,651#120
20122,264#141
20112,022#153
20101,943#158
20091,964#164
20081,639#206
20071,640#210
20061,536#224
20051,560#223
20041,425#231
20031,453#224
20021,275#249
20011,020#312
20001,178#272
19991,114#280
1998912#325
1997908#320
1996897#314
1995867#317
1994921#297
1993931#295
1992909#306
1991852#315
1990553#446
1989465#506
1988428#515
1987429#500
1986443#485
1985408#497
1984412#488
1983411#479
1982393#510
1981351#536
1980409#498
1979456#449
1978348#529
1977361#517
1976377#485
1975423#453
1974505#401
1973526#388
1972569#376
1971660#362
1970776#338
1969810#318
1968914#288
19671,056#259
19661,058#260
19651,253#245
19641,511#224
19631,745#204
19621,747#206
19611,894#194
19602,022#188
19592,184#177
19582,206#172
19572,432#153
19562,560#148
19552,357#154
19542,275#156
19532,358#149
19522,508#142
19512,405#138
19502,269#138
19492,327#136
19482,424#126
19472,483#128
19462,424#120
19452,168#118
19442,022#129
19432,321#122
19422,203#124
19412,280#113
19402,261#115
19391,868#128
19381,797#135
19371,910#127
19362,015#115
19352,124#112
19342,413#98
19332,378#98
19322,662#90
19312,893#82
19302,872#91
19293,101#81
19283,310#78
19273,510#77
19263,430#80
19253,576#76
19243,850#71
19233,831#69
19223,733#74
19214,103#68
19204,128#64
19193,640#72
19183,663#72
19173,119#79
19163,049#77
19152,857#78
19142,080#81
19131,727#83
19121,487#84
19111,211#80
1910801#107
1909652#111
1908561#121
1907572#116
1906489#129
1905492#128
1904470#126
1903432#128
1902425#132
1901342#144
1900383#151
1899250#172
1898308#162
1897241#176
1896224#183
1895216#183
1894212#183
1893185#191
1892152#205
1891108#232
1890103#241
188983#260
188877#262
188766#259
188649#294
188551#275
188433#341
188333#306
188227#341
188124#325
188022#342

Nicknames for Vivian

Names like Vivian

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Violet, Evelyn, Lillian, Beatrice, Annabelle, Aurora, Rosie, Clementine, Rosalie, Aurelia, Florence, Rose

Other spellings of Vivian

Vivien, Viviann, Vivyan

Names related to Vivian

Vivienne, Viviana, Vivianna, Vivianne, Viviane, Vivan

More Latin names

Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Emily, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara, Anthony, Austin

Every Latin name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Vivian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/vivian, updated 20 October 2026.