Vivian

“Alive” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #72 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Vivian was #64 in 1920, slipped to #536 by 1981, and has climbed back to #72 today. About 228,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Its center of gravity has moved: strongest in the South in the 1940s and 1950s, strongest in the Midwest today.

Around the world: #37 in Finland (Finnish-sp.) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Vivians

Vivian Maier — French-American photographer (1926–2009)
Vivian Cheruiyot — Kenyan long-distance runner
Vivian Kong Man-wai — member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Hong Kong female politician, and ex-Hong Kong female fencer
Vivian Vance — American actress (1909–1979)
Vivian Wu — Chinese actress

In stories & tradition

Vivian — Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door · Super Paper Mario
Vivian Alamain — Days of Our Lives
Vivian Johnson — Without a Trace

What Vivians become

Among 679 notable people named Vivian:

Entertainers appear 1.7× more often than among typical names — e.g. Vivian Vance, American actress (1909–1979).

Similar names: Viviana · Clara · Violet · Ruby · Lillian · Josephine

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