Girls' name · since 1885
Vivien
Vivien has 7,403 recorded births since 1885 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,997 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,844 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,403
- born since 1885
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vivien is the #1844 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 7,403 recorded since 1885.
Vivien has 7,403 recorded births among girls since 1885, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1844 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 2025.
- #1,997 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,844 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,403 born since 1885
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vivien ranks #1,997 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,844 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,403 born since 1885, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,997 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,844 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,403
- born since 1885
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vivien's 7,403 recorded births place it above 97.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Vivien compares
7,403 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Vivien's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vivien | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,403 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 248 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vivien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vivien's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 248, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vivien popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 248
- Annual births at peak, across 141 years of records
Vivien popularity over time - boys
26 total births recorded since 1913 (Vivien as boys' name)
Vivien by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,098 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Vivien's strongest decade.
2,098 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Vivien births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 86
1890s
86 births
- 1900s 111
1900s
111 births
- 1910s 508
1910s
508 births
- 1920s 768
1920s
768 births
- 1930s 344
1930s
344 births
- 1940s 636
1940s
636 births
- 1950s 341
1950s
341 births
- 1960s 199
1960s
199 births
- 1970s 116
1970s
116 births
- 1980s 113
1980s
113 births
- 1990s 356
1990s
356 births
- 2000s
2000s
937 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,098 births
- 2020s 785
2020s
785 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,098 births (28% of all-time use).
How Vivien 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 Vivien's total volume
Vivien by state
Where Vivien concentrates geographically, total births since 1885
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 769 | 10.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 678 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 342 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 264 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 255 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 190 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 107 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 107 | 1.4% |
769 of 7,403 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Vivien appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vivien's data
- Vivien's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,098 total births) through the 2020s (785) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Viviens (769 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 Vivien: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~140 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, 1885–2025 (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 Vivien 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.