Vivien
Derived from the Latin Vivianus, which comes from vivus, meaning alive or living. Tennyson's Arthurian poems gave the spelling currency in English.
Vivien in 2025
Vivien was given to 108 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 3,378th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 30,698 babies born.
The history of Vivien
Vivien reached its highest point in 2014, when 248 babies were given the name, ranking 1,907th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 844th, in 1911.
Across the 141 years of records since 1885, 7,429 babies have been named Vivien. Half of them were born before 2001, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Vivien by decade
| Decade | Babies named Vivien | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 2,132 |
| 1890s | 86 | 1,178 |
| 1900s | 111 | 1,353 |
| 1910s | 513 | 844 |
| 1920s | 789 | 1,241 |
| 1930s | 344 | 1,780 |
| 1940s | 636 | 1,018 |
| 1950s | 341 | 2,355 |
| 1960s | 199 | 3,206 |
| 1970s | 116 | 6,054 |
| 1980s | 113 | 7,195 |
| 1990s | 356 | 4,336 |
| 2000s | 937 | 2,692 |
| 2010s | 2,098 | 1,907 |
| 2020s | 785 | 2,476 |
Where Vivien is heading
Vivien has fallen 55% over the past decade, from 241 babies in 2015 to 108 in 2025.
Names like Vivien
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Vivien.