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
0%100%Median name50%99%
Vivienne vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Vivienne's 23,921 recorded births place it above 98.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

51 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2025)
1,786
Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
05001,0001,5002,000 189519131930194719641981199820152025 1,786

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11,274 births (47% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

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 vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -83, 2.6%-146, 1.8%-69, 5.4%-146, 5.2%-114, 4.6%-146, 4.4%-110, 4.2%-110, 3.6%-134, 2.4%-41, 4.8%-112, 4.9%-112, 5%-102, 4.9%-94, 3.5%-127, 7.1%Vivienne-131, 7.5%Vivienne
Vivienne vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Vivienne by state

Where Vivienne concentrates geographically, total births since 1895

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Vivienne
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%
California share of Vivienne's total US births 12.6%
Even split

3,013 of 23,921 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Vivienne appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vivienne?
Since 1895, Social Security records show 23,921 babies named Vivienne. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #944 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #172 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 1,786 births.
Where does Vivienne sit in the SSA name archive?
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. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Vivienne most popular?
Vivienne was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11,274 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Vivienne most popular?
The top states for the name Vivienne are California (3,013 births), New York (1,856 births), Texas (1,659 births).
How long has the name Vivienne been used?
Vivienne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1895, spanning 131 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Vivienne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vivian, Viviana, Vivien, Vivianna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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.

Keep exploring Vivienne

Nearby Names Like Vivienne

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Vivienne

Names with a similar popularity rank to Vivienne

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.

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.