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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 |
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 1965
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#113 · 1 in 473
- Alabama#127 · 1 in 567
- South Carolina#133 · 1 in 549
- Georgia#156 · 1 in 704
- New York#157 · 1 in 761
Best ever in a state: #13 in Wyoming, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #113 | 44 | 1 in 473 |
| Alabama | #127 | 52 | 1 in 567 |
| South Carolina | #133 | 41 | 1 in 549 |
| Georgia | #156 | 58 | 1 in 704 |
| New York | #157 | 202 | 1 in 761 |
| Florida | #159 | 61 | 1 in 728 |
| Tennessee | #159 | 39 | 1 in 821 |
| Arkansas | #167 | 19 | 1 in 786 |
| North Carolina | #171 | 50 | 1 in 836 |
| New Mexico | #181 | 13 | 1 in 745 |
| Louisiana | #197 | 35 | 1 in 955 |
| District of Columbia | #198 | 13 | 1 in 900 |
| Hawaii | #202 | 8 | 1 in 680 |
| Virginia | #202 | 32 | 1 in 1,140 |
| Arizona | #223 | 15 | 1 in 893 |
| California | #226 | 141 | 1 in 1,147 |
| New Jersey | #227 | 40 | 1 in 1,346 |
| Kentucky | #230 | 20 | 1 in 1,339 |
| Texas | #253 | 73 | 1 in 1,314 |
| West Virginia | #261 | 8 | 1 in 1,695 |
| Illinois | #272 | 52 | 1 in 1,756 |
| Oklahoma | #277 | 11 | 1 in 1,548 |
| Maryland | #302 | 13 | 1 in 2,170 |
| Ohio | #304 | 38 | 1 in 2,317 |
| Michigan | #309 | 32 | 1 in 2,306 |
| Missouri | #309 | 16 | 1 in 2,277 |
| Colorado | #320 | 9 | 1 in 1,766 |
| Utah | #327 | 5 | 1 in 1,726 |
| Connecticut | #348 | 8 | 1 in 2,878 |
| Kansas | #352 | 6 | 1 in 2,566 |
| Indiana | #356 | 15 | 1 in 2,865 |
| Massachusetts | #363 | 12 | 1 in 3,937 |
| Wisconsin | #379 | 9 | 1 in 4,070 |
| Washington | #398 | 8 | 1 in 2,770 |
| Pennsylvania | #413 | 22 | 1 in 4,226 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
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| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1920 at #64 (4,128 births)
- Births halved by 1936, 16 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 34 yrs · run 1911–1934
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 290 girls born in 1920 were named Vivian (0.34%)
- Latest: 1 in 478 girls born in 2025 (0.21%)
- 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 1965
Top girls' names in 1965
Top boys' names in 1965
More about 1965
girls
1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 1,409 of them was named Vivian, which outranked 96.7% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 206,683 of them was named Vivian, which outranked 37.2% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,617Winslow10
- #2,617Yusef10
- #2,617Yvette10
- #2,780Vivian9
- #2,780Agostino9
- #2,780Aldric9
- #2,780Alferd9
- #2,982Abbott8
- #2,982Abelino8
- #2,982Abie8
Tied with 201 names at #2,780; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.