Recorded 1948–2020 Girls' name Peak 1957 445 births

Viveca — girls' name

445 babies named Viveca in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1957. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s201950s1621960s1331970s351980s231990s282000s272010s102020s7
1950s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Viveca was born in this single decade.

1957
Single peak year

27 babies were named Viveca in 1957 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Viveca

The Social Security Administration has registered 445 babies named Viveca between 1948 and 2020, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Viveca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1957, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Viveca performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 162 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Viveca shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Viveca in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Viveca 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 445 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.

Viveca at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

445

Since 1948

73 years of records

Peak year

1957

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1948

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2020

Viveca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1948

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1957)
27
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
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Viveca by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
162 births that decade — 36% of Viveca's all-time total
1940s201950s1621960s1331970s351980s231990s282000s272010s102020s7

Viveca by state

Where Viveca concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Viveca
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
7 1.6%
California share of Viveca's total US births 1.6%

7 of 445 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Viveca?
445 babies have been named Viveca since 1948. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1957 with 27 births.
When was Viveca most popular?
Viveca was most popular in the 1950s decade with 162 total births. The single peak year was 1957.
Where is Viveca most popular?
The top states for the name Viveca are California (7 births).
How long has the name Viveca been used?
Viveca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 73 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Viveca?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vivian, Viviana, Vivienne, Vivien, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1948–2020 (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.