Unisex name · since 1914
Vivan
448 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.
- #8,431 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,175 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 448
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
448 babies have been named Vivan since 1914, making it today's #6175 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vivan has been recorded 448 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #6175 nationally and more common than 56% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #8,431 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,175 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 448 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vivan ranks #8,431 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,175 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 448 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,431 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,175 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 448
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vivan's 448 recorded births place it above 81.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Vivan compares
448 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vivan's all-time total is 21% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vivan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 448 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Vivan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vivan splits its recorded history at 2011: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vivan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Vivan popularity over time - girls
373 total births recorded since 1911 (Vivan as girls' name)
Vivan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (243 births, 54% of the file).
2010s was Vivan's strongest decade.
243 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Vivan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 29
1920s
29 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
243 births
- 2020s
2020s
125 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 243 births (54% of all-time use).
Vivan by state
Where Vivan concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 13 | 2.9% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 6 | 1.3% |
45 of 448 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Vivan's data
- Vivan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (243 total births) through the 2020s (125) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vivans (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vivan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Vivan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.