Vivian
Vivian stands at #72 nationally in 2025, and gathering speed. Its high-water mark came in 1920, which makes it a grandparent-generation name enjoying its afterlife.
What Vivian carries
Vivian · Latin
“lively”
Source: Charlotte M. Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), see our sources.
Vivian’s free Name Kit
Five printables for Vivian, drawn in your browser at print size the moment you ask: a name print for the wall, a nursery sign, a tracing sheet, a shortlist sheet, and twelve sibling names with the reason for each. Letter size, 300 dpi, in the site’s own hand.
- Name print Meaning, origin and the popularity curve on one sheet, ready for a frame.
- Nursery sign The name big and bright, for a door, a shelf or the top of a dresser.
- Tracing sheet The name in dotted letters, with room to go over it again and again.
- Shortlist sheet A page for weighing names side by side: initials, nicknames, how it sounds with yours.
- Sibling names sheet Twelve names that go with this one, each with the reason, from the sibling matcher.
Name print
Meaning, origin and the popularity curve on one sheet, ready for a frame.
Nursery sign
The name big and bright, for a door, a shelf or the top of a dresser.
Tracing sheet
The name in dotted letters, with room to go over it again and again.
Shortlist sheet
A page for weighing names side by side: initials, nicknames, how it sounds with yours.
Sibling names sheet
Twelve names that go with this one, each with the reason, from the sibling matcher.
Print on plain letter paper or heavier card; the sign and the print look best on matte stock.
Vivian since 1880
Vivian peaked in 1920 at #64; #72 in 2025.
United States national data, Social Security Administration, through 2025, how we use it.
Where Vivian is most common
Vivian is most common in Vermont: 0.92% of the state's recorded girls' names in 2025. New Hampshire (0.76%) and Wyoming (0.74%) follow.
Share of the state's recorded names for that sex, from the Social Security Administration's state file; a name is listed in a state only when five or more babies received it there that year.
Names that sit near Vivian
Same shelf of the library: origin, era and shape, scored deterministically.
Clara
#63 in 2025 · Latin
Rose
#114 in 2025 · Latin
Mabel
#201 in 2025 · Latin
Vincent
#107 in 2025 · Latin
Victor
#211 in 2025 · Latin
Violet
#13 in 2025 · Latin
Evelyn
#8 in 2025 · Latin
Silas
#71 in 2025 · Latin
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About Vivian
How common is Vivian today?
Vivian stands at #72 nationally in 2025, and gathering speed. Every point on the chart is the SSA's own count, back to 1880.
What does Vivian mean?
In our cited reference the recorded gloss is “lively”, of Latin origin (Charlotte M. Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884)).
Which names sit near Vivian?
Clara, Rose and Mabel sit nearest to Vivian on origin, era, syllables and first letter. Put your own names into the sibling matcher for a list scored against them.
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