Recorded 1919–2009 Girls' name Peak 1919 37 births

Vyvyan — girls' name

37 babies named Vyvyan in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s81920s181930s62000s5
1920s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Vyvyan was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

8 babies were named Vyvyan in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vyvyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Vyvyan between 1919 and 2009, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vyvyan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vyvyan performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Vyvyan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vyvyan 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 37 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.

Vyvyan at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

37

Since 1919

91 years of records

Peak year

1919

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1919

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 2009

Vyvyan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1919

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1919)
8
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
456789 200919391925192319211919 8

Vyvyan by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
18 births that decade — 49% of Vyvyan's all-time total
1910s81920s181930s62000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vyvyan?
37 babies have been named Vyvyan since 1919. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1919 with 8 births.
When was Vyvyan most popular?
Vyvyan was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Vyvyan been used?
Vyvyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 91 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Vyvyan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Vyvy, Vyvian. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1919–2009 (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.