Girls' name · since 1950
Vivica
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 958 babies named Vivica, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,741 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,095 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 958
- born since 1950
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vivica is the #12095 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 958 recorded since 1950.
Vivica has 958 recorded births among girls since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12095 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #7,741 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,095 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 958 born since 1950
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vivica ranks #7,741 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,095 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 958 born since 1950, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,741 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,095 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 958
- born since 1950
- 2000s
- peak decade
Vivica's 958 recorded births place it above 89.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Vivica compares
958 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Vivica's all-time total is 155% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vivica | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 958 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 97 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vivica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vivica's full recorded timeline at 2001, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1961, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 97 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vivica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 97
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Vivica by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (395 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Vivica's strongest decade.
395 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Vivica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 48
1960s
48 births
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s
1990s
215 births
- 2000s
2000s
395 births
- 2010s 142
2010s
142 births
- 2020s 62
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 395 births (41% of all-time use).
How Vivica compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Vivica's total volume
Vivica by state
Where Vivica concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 109 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 95 | 9.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
109 of 958 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Vivica's data
- Vivica's decade-level peak was the 2000s (395 total births); usage has since declined to 62 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Vivicas (109 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Vivica
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vivica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~75 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, 1950–2025 (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 Vivica 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.