Girls' name · since 1895
Vivienne
23,921 babies named Vivienne in U.S. Social Security records since 1895, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #944 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #172 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,921
- born since 1895
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vivienne currently ranks #172 among girls' names in America, with 23,921 babies recorded since 1895.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vivienne has been recorded 23,921 times among girls since 1895, currently ranked #172 nationally and more common than 99.0% of girls, 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 1895 to 2025.
- #944 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #172 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 23,921 born since 1895
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vivienne ranks #944 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #172 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 23,921 born since 1895, peaking in the 2010s.
- #944 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #172 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 23,921
- born since 1895
- 2010s
- peak decade
Vivienne's 23,921 recorded births place it above 98.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Vivienne compares
23,921 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Vivienne's all-time total is 64x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vivienne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 23,921 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,786 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vivienne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Vivienne's full recorded timeline at 1961, 90% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 10% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1895, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 1,786 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Vivienne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1895–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,786
- Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
Currently ranks #172 among girls.
23,921 total births across 131 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2025 with 1,786 births in a single year.
Vivienne by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11,274 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Vivienne's strongest decade.
11,274 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Vivienne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 30
1890s
30 births
- 1900s 92
1900s
92 births
- 1910s 677
1910s
677 births
- 1920s 669
1920s
669 births
- 1930s 306
1930s
306 births
- 1940s 312
1940s
312 births
- 1950s 298
1950s
298 births
- 1960s 206
1960s
206 births
- 1970s 113
1970s
113 births
- 1980s 110
1980s
110 births
- 1990s 298
1990s
298 births
- 2000s 1,569
2000s
1,569 births
- 2010s
2010s
11,274 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,967 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11,274 births (47% of all-time use).
Vivienne decade highlights
- Peak decade 11,274 births
- Runner-up 7,967 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Vivienne 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 Vivienne's total volume
Vivienne by state
Where Vivienne concentrates geographically, total births since 1895
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,013 | 12.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,856 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,659 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,221 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 939 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 835 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 781 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 721 | 3.0% |
3,013 of 23,921 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 12.6% of nationwide
- New York 7.8% of nationwide
- Texas 6.9% of nationwide
- Illinois 5.1% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 3.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 12.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Vivienne appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vivienne's data
- Vivienne's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11,274 total births) through the 2020s (7,967) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Viviennes (3,013 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 Vivienne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~130 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, 1895–2025 (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 Vivienne 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.
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