US rank #1713 Girls' name Peak 2014 7,293 births

Vivien — #1713 US girls' name

7,293 babies named Vivien in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1713
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Vivien was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

248 babies were named Vivien in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vivien

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,293 babies named Vivien between 1885 and 2024, spanning 140 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vivien currently holds the #1713 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 248 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vivien performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 2,098 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Vivien shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 760 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Vivien in 32 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vivien 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 7,293 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.

Vivien at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

7,293

Since 1885

140 years of records

Peak year

2014

248 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,713

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1885

Recorded for 140 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vivien popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1885

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
248
Annual births at peak — across 140 years of records
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Vivien popularity over time — boys

26 total births recorded since 1913 (Vivien as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 26 births
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Vivien by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
2,098 births that decade — 29% of Vivien's all-time total
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Vivien by state

Where Vivien concentrates geographically — total births since 1885

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Vivien
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
760 10.4%
#2 New York
673 9.2%
#3 Texas
335 4.6%
#4 Pennsylvania
253 3.5%
#5 Illinois
247 3.4%
#6 Ohio
182 2.5%
#7 Massachusetts
107 1.5%
#8 Michigan
102 1.4%
California share of Vivien's total US births 10.4%
Even split

760 of 7,293 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.

Vivien appears in 32 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vivien?
7,293 babies have been named Vivien since 1885. It currently ranks #1713 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 248 births.
When was Vivien most popular?
Vivien was most popular in the 2010s decade with 2,098 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Vivien most popular?
The top states for the name Vivien are California (760 births), New York (673 births), Texas (335 births).
How long has the name Vivien been used?
Vivien has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 140 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vivien?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vivian, Viviana, Vivienne, Vivianna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1885–2024 (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.