Vivian

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Meaning

Vivian is a given name, and less often a surname, derived from a Latin name of the Roman Empire period, masculine Vivianus and feminine Viviana, which survived into modern use because it is the name of two early Christian female martyrs as well as of a male saint and bishop.

From Wikipedia

Vivian first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1920 with 4,128 babies (rank #64 that year). In 2024 it was given to 3,088 girls (rank #77). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Vivian

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Vivian yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

227,375

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

4,128

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Vivian

Vivian Maiernanny · b. 1926
Vivian Cheruiyotathletics competitor · b. 1983
Vivian Woodwardassociation football player · b. 1879
Vivian Kong Man-waifencer · b. 1994
Vivian Campbellrock musician · b. 1962

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	22	#351
1881	24	#337
1882	27	#347
1883	33	#313
1884	33	#348
1885	51	#279
1886	49	#299
1887	66	#261
1888	77	#266
1889	83	#260
1890	103	#241
1891	108	#234
1892	152	#205
1893	185	#191
1894	212	#184
1895	216	#183
1896	224	#183
1897	241	#177
1898	308	#162
1899	250	#172
1900	383	#152
1901	342	#146
1902	425	#132
1903	432	#128
1904	470	#126
1905	492	#128
1906	489	#129
1907	572	#116
1908	561	#121
1909	652	#111
1910	801	#107
1911	1,211	#80
1912	1,487	#84
1913	1,727	#83
1914	2,080	#81
1915	2,857	#78
1916	3,049	#77
1917	3,119	#79
1918	3,663	#72
1919	3,640	#72
1920	4,128	#64
1921	4,103	#68
1922	3,733	#74
1923	3,831	#69
1924	3,850	#71
1925	3,576	#76
1926	3,430	#80
1927	3,510	#77
1928	3,310	#78
1929	3,101	#81
1930	2,872	#91
1931	2,893	#82
1932	2,662	#90
1933	2,378	#98
1934	2,413	#98
1935	2,124	#112
1936	2,015	#115
1937	1,910	#127
1938	1,797	#135
1939	1,868	#128
1940	2,261	#115
1941	2,280	#113
1942	2,203	#125
1943	2,321	#122
1944	2,022	#129
1945	2,168	#118
1946	2,424	#120
1947	2,483	#128
1948	2,424	#126
1949	2,327	#136
1950	2,269	#138
1951	2,405	#138
1952	2,508	#142
1953	2,358	#149
1954	2,275	#156
1955	2,357	#154
1956	2,560	#148
1957	2,433	#153
1958	2,206	#172
1959	2,183	#177
1960	2,023	#188
1961	1,892	#194
1962	1,747	#206
1963	1,746	#204
1964	1,511	#224
1965	1,253	#245
1966	1,059	#260
1967	1,056	#259
1968	914	#288
1969	810	#319
1970	777	#339
1971	660	#362
1972	569	#378
1973	526	#388
1974	505	#401
1975	423	#453
1976	377	#486
1977	361	#518
1978	348	#529
1979	457	#449
1980	409	#498
1981	351	#536
1982	393	#512
1983	411	#481
1984	412	#489
1985	408	#498
1986	443	#485
1987	429	#500
1988	429	#515
1989	465	#507
1990	553	#447
1991	852	#316
1992	909	#307
1993	931	#295
1994	921	#299
1995	867	#317
1996	897	#314
1997	908	#320
1998	912	#325
1999	1,114	#281
2000	1,177	#272
2001	1,020	#312
2002	1,275	#249
2003	1,453	#224
2004	1,424	#231
2005	1,560	#223
2006	1,536	#224
2007	1,639	#210
2008	1,639	#206
2009	1,964	#164
2010	1,943	#158
2011	2,022	#153
2012	2,264	#140
2013	2,651	#120
2014	3,063	#97
2015	3,204	#95
2016	3,141	#95
2017	3,032	#97
2018	2,976	#96
2019	2,933	#96
2020	2,705	#101
2021	2,693	#102
2022	2,674	#104
2023	2,806	#87
2024	3,088	#77