Meaning and history
Vivian comes from the Latin name Vivianus, derived from vivus meaning “alive.” Saint Vivian was a French bishop who offered protection during the Visigoth invasion in the 5th century. The name has been used occasionally as an English masculine name since the Middle Ages, and in modern times it is also used as a feminine name, either as an Anglicized form of Bébinn or as a variant of Vivien 2.
20062006: 1,536 births, rank #224
2007: 1,640 births, rank #210
2008: 1,639 births, rank #206
2009: 1,964 births, rank #164
2010: 1,943 births, rank #158
20112011: 2,022 births, rank #153
2012: 2,264 births, rank #141
2013: 2,651 births, rank #120
2014: 3,063 births, rank #97
2015: 3,204 births, rank #95
20162016: 3,142 births, rank #95
2017: 3,032 births, rank #97
2018: 2,976 births, rank #96
2019: 2,934 births, rank #96
2020: 2,705 births, rank #101
20212021: 2,695 births, rank #100
2022: 2,674 births, rank #104
2023: 2,808 births, rank #87
2024: 3,096 births, rank #77
20252025: 3,362 births, rank #70
Vivian has risen sharply in the modern US rankings, moving from #272 in 2000 to #72 in 2025. It now stands at #72 for girls. Its highest annual birth count came in 1920, with 4,128 births.