Vivian is a girl name family recorded 464,367 times in 21 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Czechia (#43 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Montevideo in 1982, at 1,146.0 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Viviana (Argentina, Montevideo (Uruguay)), Viviane (France, Québec), Vivien (Hungary).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Vivian
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivian | English | 230,755 | 🇺🇸 United States | #70 | 1911 | ▲ 17 % |
| Vivian | English | 5,369 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #168 | 1922 | ▼ 19 % |
| Vivian | English | 3,421 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2141 | 1964 | ▼ 48 % |
| Vivian | English | 2,020 | 🇫🇷 France | #4288 | 1977 | ▼ 16 % |
| Vivian | English | 1,574 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #240 | 1926 | ▲ 62 % |
| Vivian | English | 663 | 🏴 England & Wales | #834 | 2025 | ▲ 32 % |
| Viviana | Italian | 104,127 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1062 | 1970 | ▼ 66 % |
| Viviana | Italian | 27,290 | 🇺🇸 United States | #331 | 2025 | ▲ 39 % |
| Viviana | Italian | 3,059 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #203 | 1982 | ▼ 62 % |
| Viviana | Italian | 287 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #901 | 2000 | ▼ 49 % |
| Viviana | Italian | 187 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2439 | 2018 | ▲ 35 % |
| Viviana | Italian | 180 | 🇫🇷 France | #7400 | 2006 | new |
| Viviane | French | 52,885 | 🇫🇷 France | #2776 | 1955 | ▼ 37 % |
| Viviane | French | 1,109 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #238 | 2018 | ▼ 16 % |
| Viviane | French | 1,014 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5410 | 2024 | ▼ 15 % |
| Viviane | French | 292 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2000 | – |
| Viviane | French | 109 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 1999 | – |
| Viviane | French | 77 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1980 | – |
| Vivien | English | 7,403 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1844 | 1911 | ▼ 50 % |
| Vivien | English | 5,652 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | #81 | 2011 | – |
| Vivien | English | 989 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #187 | 2004 | ▲ 17 % |
| Vivien | English | 600 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #480 | 2003 | ▼ 42 % |
| Vivien | English | 588 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1454 | 2014 | ▼ 5 % |
| Vivien | English | 421 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #368 | 2013 | ▼ 35 % |
| Vivianne | French | 3,039 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1769 | 2018 | ▼ 15 % |
| Vivianne | French | 1,575 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1949 | – |
| Vivianne | French | 455 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #522 | 2014 | ▲ 54 % |
| Vivianne | French | 109 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #604 | 2020 | ▲ 115 % |
| Vivianne | French | 33 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2018 | – |
| Vivianne | French | 26 | 🏴 England & Wales | #4201 | 2025 | new |
| Vivianna | English | 4,798 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1125 | 2023 | ▲ 18 % |
| Vivianna | English | 33 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3333 | 2025 | new |
| Vivianna | English | 6 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 2012 | – |
| Vivianna | English | 5 | 🇵🇱 Poland | – | 2013 | – |
| Viviann | English | 668 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4067 | 2025 | ▲ 56 % |
How we grouped these names
- Viviana ↔ Vivian — verified against linguistic sources
- Viviana ↔ Viviane — verified against linguistic sources
- Vivian ↔ Vivien — verified against linguistic sources
- Viviana ↔ Vivianna — spelling variant
- Viviane ↔ Vivianne — spelling variant
- Vivian ↔ Viviann — spelling variant
Questions about Vivian
How popular is the name Vivian?
In 2025 it ranked #43 in Czechia. Official registers record 464,367 births across 21 countries.
What is Vivian in other languages?
Viviana (Italian); Viviane (French); Vivien (English); Vivianne (French); Vivianna (English); Viviann (English).
When was Vivian most popular?
It peaked in Montevideo in 1982, at 1,146.0 births per 100,000.
Is Vivian a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Vivian is a girl name.