US rank #4895 Unisex name Peak 2016 434 births

Vivan — #4895 US boys' name

434 babies named Vivan in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s171920s292000s342010s2432020s111
#4895
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 66% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Vivan was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

44 babies were named Vivan in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vivan

The Social Security Administration has registered 434 babies named Vivan between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vivan currently holds the #4895 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 44 babies received it in a single year. Vivan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 367 additional births since 1911.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vivan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 243 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Vivan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 45 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Vivan in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vivan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 434 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Vivan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

434

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

2016

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,895

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vivan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
44
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008192919221914 5

Vivan popularity over time — girls

367 total births recorded since 1911 (Vivan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 367 births
4681012 202420051996198619671954192819211911 6

Vivan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
243 births that decade — 56% of Vivan's all-time total
1910s171920s292000s342010s2432020s111

Vivan by state

Where Vivan concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Vivan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
45 10.4%
#2 Texas
13 3.0%
#3 New Jersey
6 1.4%
California share of Vivan's total US births 10.4%
Even split

45 of 434 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vivan?
434 babies have been named Vivan since 1914. It currently ranks #4895 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 44 births.
When was Vivan most popular?
Vivan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 243 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Vivan most popular?
The top states for the name Vivan are California (45 births), Texas (13 births), New Jersey (6 births).
Is Vivan a unisex name?
Yes, Vivan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 434 births, and as a girl's name it has 367 births.
How long has the name Vivan been used?
Vivan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vivan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vivaan, Vivian, Vivek, Viviano, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.