NameTides

Vivien

Vivien was the #1,844 girls' name in the US in 2025 (108 babies), and #1,454 in England & Wales and #2,131 in Canada.

Vivien as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Vivien as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUSCanada
Vivien as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,844 (108)#1,454 (21)———#2,131 (10)
2024#1,708 (119)#1,406 (23)———#1,541 (15)
2023#1,736 (118)#1,255 (26)#630 (4)——#1,678 (13)
2022#1,754 (118)#1,326 (24)——#747 (4)#1,727 (12)
2021#1,398 (156)#1,161 (29)#652 (4)——#1,778 (12)
2020#1,327 (166)#1,556 (19)——#834 (3)#2,007 (10)
2019#1,209 (193)#1,095 (31)—#424 (3)#716 (4)#1,471 (16)
2018#1,199 (198)#1,083 (32)#809 (3)——#1,301 (18)
2017#1,131 (219)#1,021 (35)#808 (3)—#873 (3)#1,049 (24)
2016#1,143 (221)#1,749 (17)#585 (5)#440 (3)#419 (10)#1,600 (14)
2015#1,085 (241)#1,240 (27)#806 (3)#426 (3)#494 (8)#1,363 (17)
2014#1,050 (248)#963 (38)#802 (3)—#584 (6)#1,530 (15)
2013#1,178 (204)#1,324 (25)——#747 (4)#1,432 (16)
2012#1,264 (190)#1,483 (21)#815 (3)—#768 (4)#1,350 (18)
2011#1,329 (175)#1,067 (32)—#444 (3)#695 (5)#2,009 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1911 at #511.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1885.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 15,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 12,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Vivien is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 16,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 14,000 to 1 in 19,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Vivien by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,014ILMichigan: #1,210MINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,035OHPennsylvania: #813PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,093CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,636TXFlorida: #2,151FL
Vivien (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,10010

Vivien (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
VivienCanadaGirls#2,13110
VivienEngland & WalesGirls#1,45421
VivienIrelandGirls—too few
VivienIrelandBoys—too few
VivienNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
VivienScotlandGirls—too few
VivienUSGirls#1,844108
VivienUSBoys—too few