Name profile

Vivek

A name meaning "wisdom, distinction, discrimination".

PronunciationHindi /ʋɪ.ˈʋeːk/; Bengali /ˈbi.bek/
Usage languagesBengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
US rank (2024)#8,987

Meaning and history

From Sanskrit विवेक (viveka), meaning “wisdom,” “distinction,” or “discrimination.”

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 45 births, rank #2,621
2007: 53 births, rank #2,416
2008: 44 births, rank #2,753
2009: 33 births, rank #3,332
20102010: 24 births, rank #4,099
2011: 34 births, rank #3,235
2012: 24 births, rank #4,131
2013: 22 births, rank #4,313
2014: 26 births, rank #3,891
20152015: 18 births, rank #5,058
2016: 12 births, rank #6,726
2017: 16 births, rank #5,526
2018: 13 births, rank #6,345
2019: 9 births, rank #8,215
20202020: no US SSA record for this spelling
2021: 11 births, rank #7,089
2022: 7 births, rank #9,823
2023: 16 births, rank #5,666
20242024: 8 births, rank #8,987

In 2024, 8 babies were recorded with the name Vivek, ranking #8,987 among boys.