Vivian
#70 for girls in 2025, 3,362 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 98.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1920 · 4,128 births
- Debut · girls
- 22 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 34 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 228,172since 1880
Vivian over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #70 | 3,362 | #12,008 | 5 |
| 2024 | #77 | 3,096 | — | |
| 2023 | #87 | 2,808 | — | |
| 2022 | #104 | 2,674 | #9,823 | 7 |
| 2021 | #100 | 2,695 | — | |
| 2020 | #101 | 2,705 | — | |
| 2019 | #96 | 2,934 | — | |
| 2018 | #96 | 2,976 | #6,703 | 12 |
| 2017 | #97 | 3,032 | — | |
| 2016 | #95 | 3,142 | — | |
| 2015 | #95 | 3,204 | — | |
| 2014 | #97 | 3,063 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #120 | 2,651 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #141 | 2,264 | — | |
| 2011 | #153 | 2,022 | #12,287 | 5 |
| 2010 | #158 | 1,943 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #164 | 1,964 | #9,864 | 7 |
| 2008 | #206 | 1,639 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2007 | #210 | 1,640 | — | |
| 2006 | #224 | 1,536 | #8,732 | 8 |
| 2005 | #223 | 1,560 | — | |
| 2004 | #231 | 1,425 | — | |
| 2003 | #224 | 1,453 | — | |
| 2002 | #249 | 1,275 | — | |
| 2001 | #312 | 1,020 | — | |
| 2000 | #272 | 1,178 | — | |
| 1999 | #280 | 1,114 | — | |
| 1998 | #325 | 912 | — | |
| 1997 | #320 | 908 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #314 | 897 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | #317 | 867 | #5,124 | 11 |
| 1994 | #297 | 921 | — | |
| 1993 | #295 | 931 | #4,697 | 12 |
| 1992 | #306 | 909 | #5,236 | 10 |
| 1991 | #315 | 852 | #4,760 | 11 |
| 1990 | #447 | 553 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #506 | 465 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 1988 | #515 | 428 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #500 | 429 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #485 | 443 | — | |
| 1985 | #497 | 408 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1984 | #488 | 412 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #479 | 411 | #3,630 | 11 |
| 1982 | #510 | 393 | — | |
| 1981 | #536 | 351 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #498 | 409 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #449 | 456 | — | |
| 1978 | #529 | 348 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #517 | 361 | — | |
| 1976 | #485 | 377 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #453 | 423 | — | |
| 1974 | #401 | 505 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #388 | 526 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #376 | 569 | — | |
| 1971 | #362 | 660 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #338 | 776 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1969 | #318 | 810 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #288 | 914 | #4,136 | 5 |
| 1967 | #259 | 1,056 | #3,231 | 7 |
| 1966 | #260 | 1,058 | #2,627 | 10 |
| 1965 | #245 | 1,253 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1964 | #224 | 1,511 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #204 | 1,745 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #206 | 1,747 | #2,279 | 13 |
| 1961 | #194 | 1,894 | #1,876 | 19 |
| 1960 | #188 | 2,022 | #2,210 | 14 |
| 1959 | #177 | 2,184 | #1,522 | 27 |
| 1958 | #172 | 2,206 | #2,265 | 13 |
| 1957 | #153 | 2,432 | #1,791 | 20 |
| 1956 | #148 | 2,560 | #2,361 | 12 |
| 1955 | #154 | 2,357 | #1,682 | 21 |
| 1954 | #156 | 2,275 | #1,435 | 28 |
| 1953 | #149 | 2,358 | #1,630 | 22 |
| 1952 | #142 | 2,508 | #1,615 | 22 |
| 1951 | #138 | 2,405 | #1,774 | 18 |
| 1950 | #138 | 2,269 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1949 | #136 | 2,327 | #1,667 | 20 |
| 1948 | #126 | 2,424 | #1,460 | 25 |
| 1947 | #128 | 2,483 | #1,271 | 33 |
| 1946 | #120 | 2,424 | #1,355 | 27 |
| 1945 | #118 | 2,168 | #1,697 | 16 |
| 1944 | #129 | 2,022 | #1,438 | 22 |
| 1943 | #122 | 2,321 | #1,368 | 26 |
| 1942 | #124 | 2,203 | #1,228 | 32 |
| 1941 | #113 | 2,280 | #1,209 | 30 |
| 1940 | #115 | 2,261 | #1,334 | 25 |
| 1939 | #128 | 1,868 | #1,141 | 32 |
| 1938 | #135 | 1,797 | #1,199 | 30 |
| 1937 | #127 | 1,910 | #1,528 | 20 |
| 1936 | #115 | 2,015 | #1,028 | 38 |
| 1935 | #112 | 2,124 | #1,194 | 31 |
| 1934 | #98 | 2,413 | #1,425 | 23 |
| 1933 | #98 | 2,378 | #905 | 47 |
| 1932 | #90 | 2,662 | #862 | 55 |
| 1931 | #82 | 2,893 | #1,031 | 42 |
| 1930 | #91 | 2,872 | #1,053 | 43 |
| 1929 | #81 | 3,101 | #914 | 54 |
| 1928 | #78 | 3,310 | #1,078 | 42 |
| 1927 | #77 | 3,510 | #811 | 67 |
| 1926 | #80 | 3,430 | #931 | 53 |
| 1925 | #76 | 3,576 | #973 | 49 |
| 1924 | #71 | 3,850 | #960 | 53 |
| 1923 | #69 | 3,831 | #821 | 67 |
| 1922 | #74 | 3,733 | #818 | 68 |
| 1921 | #68 | 4,103 | #856 | 65 |
| 1920 | #64 | 4,128 | #785 | 72 |
| 1919 | #72 | 3,640 | #753 | 73 |
| 1918 | #72 | 3,663 | #809 | 65 |
| 1917 | #79 | 3,119 | #804 | 61 |
| 1916 | #77 | 3,049 | #797 | 60 |
| 1915 | #78 | 2,857 | #916 | 46 |
| 1914 | #81 | 2,080 | #658 | 59 |
| 1913 | #83 | 1,727 | #696 | 43 |
| 1912 | #84 | 1,487 | #735 | 34 |
| 1911 | #80 | 1,211 | #624 | 24 |
| 1910 | #107 | 801 | #755 | 16 |
| 1909 | #111 | 652 | #714 | 15 |
| 1908 | #121 | 561 | #566 | 20 |
| 1907 | #116 | 572 | #540 | 20 |
| 1906 | #129 | 489 | #674 | 13 |
| 1905 | #128 | 492 | #615 | 15 |
| 1904 | #126 | 470 | #492 | 19 |
| 1903 | #128 | 432 | #595 | 14 |
| 1902 | #132 | 425 | #794 | 9 |
| 1901 | #144 | 342 | #596 | 12 |
| 1900 | #151 | 383 | #578 | 18 |
| 1899 | #172 | 250 | #661 | 10 |
| 1898 | #162 | 308 | #452 | 20 |
| 1897 | #176 | 241 | #681 | 10 |
| 1896 | #183 | 224 | #481 | 18 |
| 1895 | #183 | 216 | #501 | 16 |
| 1894 | #183 | 212 | #594 | 12 |
| 1893 | #191 | 185 | #705 | 9 |
| 1892 | #205 | 152 | #597 | 12 |
| 1891 | #232 | 108 | #597 | 10 |
| 1890 | #241 | 103 | #814 | 7 |
| 1889 | #260 | 83 | #628 | 10 |
| 1888 | #262 | 77 | #815 | 7 |
| 1887 | #259 | 66 | #488 | 13 |
| 1886 | #294 | 49 | #845 | 6 |
| 1885 | #275 | 51 | #836 | 6 |
| 1884 | #341 | 33 | #547 | 12 |
| 1883 | #306 | 33 | #720 | 7 |
| 1882 | #341 | 27 | #943 | 5 |
| 1881 | #325 | 24 | #595 | 9 |
| 1880 | #342 | 22 | #745 | 7 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Vivian was already there! It came in at #342, and was given to 22 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 34 girls a year got the name.
Where Vivian is popular in 1952
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- South Carolina#70 · 1 in 302
- North Carolina#72 · 1 in 325
- Wyoming#73 · 1 in 266
- Georgia#77 · 1 in 334
- Florida#77 · 1 in 352
Best ever in a state: #13 in Wyoming, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #70 | 97 | 1 in 302 |
| North Carolina | #72 | 157 | 1 in 325 |
| Wyoming | #73 | 11 | 1 in 266 |
| Florida | #77 | 93 | 1 in 352 |
| Georgia | #77 | 132 | 1 in 334 |
| Virginia | #82 | 108 | 1 in 358 |
| Tennessee | #85 | 88 | 1 in 421 |
| Alabama | #94 | 89 | 1 in 414 |
| New Mexico | #96 | 28 | 1 in 357 |
| Kentucky | #103 | 63 | 1 in 535 |
| Arkansas | #105 | 38 | 1 in 524 |
| Mississippi | #105 | 66 | 1 in 427 |
| West Virginia | #111 | 34 | 1 in 653 |
| District of Columbia | #114 | 26 | 1 in 502 |
| Arizona | #118 | 22 | 1 in 474 |
| Louisiana | #129 | 58 | 1 in 613 |
| New York | #131 | 255 | 1 in 606 |
| Missouri | #132 | 55 | 1 in 751 |
| Oklahoma | #135 | 29 | 1 in 741 |
| Texas | #136 | 155 | 1 in 687 |
| California | #142 | 191 | 1 in 688 |
| Hawaii | #143 | 12 | 1 in 489 |
| Maryland | #144 | 35 | 1 in 744 |
| Delaware | #145 | 5 | 1 in 694 |
| Ohio | #156 | 108 | 1 in 880 |
| Kansas | #164 | 20 | 1 in 1,030 |
| Illinois | #166 | 98 | 1 in 959 |
| New Jersey | #169 | 44 | 1 in 1,105 |
| Michigan | #173 | 69 | 1 in 1,171 |
| Rhode Island | #175 | 6 | 1 in 1,365 |
| Washington | #175 | 28 | 1 in 979 |
| Pennsylvania | #186 | 94 | 1 in 1,182 |
| Connecticut | #187 | 15 | 1 in 1,350 |
| Indiana | #198 | 33 | 1 in 1,412 |
| Maine | #200 | 7 | 1 in 1,278 |
| Montana | #205 | 6 | 1 in 1,068 |
| Massachusetts | #209 | 24 | 1 in 2,013 |
| Colorado | #212 | 13 | 1 in 1,250 |
| Idaho | #216 | 6 | 1 in 1,049 |
| Minnesota | #218 | 18 | 1 in 1,959 |
| Iowa | #219 | 17 | 1 in 1,673 |
| South Dakota | #219 | 5 | 1 in 1,485 |
| Utah | #227 | 8 | 1 in 1,198 |
| Nebraska | #240 | 7 | 1 in 2,064 |
| Wisconsin | #266 | 14 | 1 in 2,863 |
| Oregon | #272 | 8 | 1 in 2,075 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Vivian
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 7 spots since 2024 (#77 → #70)
- 31 spots since 2020 (#101 → #70)
- 25 spots since 2015 (#95 → #70)
- Biggest jump: 132 spots in 1991 (#447 → #315)
- Biggest drop: 52 spots in 1975 (#401 → #453)
Rise & fade · girls
40 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1920 at #64 (4,128 births)
- Births halved by 1936, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 34 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 34 yrs · run 1911–1934
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 290
- Highest: 1 in 290 girls born in 1920 were named Vivian (0.34%)
- Latest: 1 in 478 girls born in 2025 (0.21%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 16.0% of all girls named Vivian (36,572) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #64 (1920) → #536 (1981) → #70 (2025)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 465 | #259 (1887) | #301 |
| 1890s | 1,999 | #162 (1898) | #193 |
| 1900s | 4,818 | #111 (1909) | #129 |
| 1910s | 23,634 | #72 (1918) | #81 |
| 1920s | 36,572 | #64 (1920) | #74 |
| 1930s | 22,932 | #82 (1931) | #108 |
| 1940s | 22,913 | #113 (1941) | #123 |
| 1950s | 23,554 | #138 (1951) | #153 |
| 1960s | 14,010 | #188 (1960) | #239 |
| 1970s | 5,001 | #338 (1970) | #430 |
| 1980s | 4,149 | #479 (1983) | #501 |
| 1990s | 8,864 | #280 (1999) | #322 |
| 2000s | 14,690 | #164 (2009) | #232 |
| 2010s | 27,231 | #95 (2015) | #115 |
| 2020s | 17,340 | #70 (2025) | #90 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Vivian in 1952
girls
#142
2,508 births · 1 in 739 girls
boys
#1,615
22 births · 1 in 88,347 boys
Top girls' names in 1952
Top boys' names in 1952
More about 1952
girls
1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 739 of them was named Vivian, which outranked 97.8% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Vivian
Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,943,633 boys got a published name in 1952; 1 in 88,347 of them was named Vivian, which outranked 62.1% of the 4,257 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Vivian
- #1,582Sid23
- #1,582Tino23
- #1,582Tito23
- #1,615Vivian22
- #1,615Albino22
- #1,615Annie22
- #1,615Ansel22
- #1,665Algie21
- #1,665Arley21
- #1,665Arlon21
Tied with 49 names at #1,615; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.