Total births
36
Girls' name · since 1996
Vyvian
Vyvian has 36 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 36
- total births
- 1996–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
Vyvian is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 36 have been recorded since 1996.
Vyvian has 36 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1996 to 2021.
- 36 total births
- 1996–2021 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
36 girls have been named Vyvian since 1996, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2021.
- 36
- total births
- 1996–2021
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Vyvian was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
7 babies were named Vyvian in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
Vyvian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Vyvian splits its recorded history at 2014: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Vyvian at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2017
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1996
Vyvian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2021
- Peak year (2017)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Vyvian by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Vyvian's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Vyvian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 19 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Vyvian? ▼
Vyvian has been given to 36 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 7 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
When was Vyvian most popular? ▼
Vyvian was most popular in the 2010s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Vyvian been used? ▼
Records for Vyvian go back to 1996, giving 26 years of history through 2021.
What names are similar to Vyvian? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vyvy, Vyvyan. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Vyvian's data
- Vyvian's decade-level peak was the 2010s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1996–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Vyvian: Baby Name Since 1996 - 36 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/vyvian. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Vyvian 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 June 2026.