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 1970
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#172 · 1 in 783
- District of Columbia#189 · 1 in 831
- Alabama#195 · 1 in 935
- Florida#204 · 1 in 1,035
- New York#213 · 1 in 1,088
Best ever in a state: #13 in Wyoming, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #172 | 24 | 1 in 783 |
| District of Columbia | #189 | 12 | 1 in 831 |
| Alabama | #195 | 29 | 1 in 935 |
| Florida | #204 | 46 | 1 in 1,035 |
| New York | #213 | 130 | 1 in 1,088 |
| South Carolina | #220 | 19 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Hawaii | #245 | 6 | 1 in 862 |
| Georgia | #254 | 29 | 1 in 1,394 |
| Arizona | #260 | 13 | 1 in 1,149 |
| Tennessee | #272 | 18 | 1 in 1,750 |
| California | #287 | 109 | 1 in 1,505 |
| North Carolina | #293 | 22 | 1 in 1,904 |
| Virginia | #297 | 18 | 1 in 1,911 |
| New Jersey | #298 | 28 | 1 in 1,794 |
| Louisiana | #302 | 19 | 1 in 1,600 |
| Maryland | #311 | 13 | 1 in 1,940 |
| Arkansas | #348 | 6 | 1 in 2,271 |
| Kansas | #369 | 6 | 1 in 2,459 |
| Kentucky | #370 | 9 | 1 in 2,887 |
| Texas | #376 | 47 | 1 in 2,217 |
| Ohio | #402 | 25 | 1 in 3,566 |
| Michigan | #403 | 22 | 1 in 3,367 |
| Oklahoma | #420 | 6 | 1 in 2,935 |
| Connecticut | #429 | 6 | 1 in 3,462 |
| Illinois | #432 | 26 | 1 in 3,375 |
| Pennsylvania | #441 | 22 | 1 in 3,906 |
| Missouri | #467 | 8 | 1 in 4,432 |
| Washington | #470 | 7 | 1 in 3,517 |
| Colorado | #483 | 5 | 1 in 3,442 |
| Indiana | #573 | 7 | 1 in 6,153 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| 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 1970
Top girls' names in 1970
Top boys' names in 1970
More about 1970
girls
1,748,144 girls got a published name in 1970; 1 in 2,253 of them was named Vivian, which outranked 96.4% of the 9,355 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,858,229 boys got a published name in 1970; 1 in 154,852 of them was named Vivian, which outranked 49.6% of the 5,433 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,621Wright13
- #2,621Yisroel13
- #2,621York13
- #2,739Vivian12
- #2,739Aldric12
- #2,739Alicia12
- #2,739Alma12
- #2,891Aarron11
- #2,891Alexei11
- #2,891Allie11
Tied with 151 names at #2,739; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.