Vivian is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1920 and remains in steady use.
Vivian is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #72 among girls (3,362) and #13,778 among boys (5) — overall #181 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,367 | 3,367 | #72 | #13,778 |
| 2024 | 3,096 | 3,096 | #77 | — |
| 2023 | 2,808 | 2,808 | #87 | — |
| 2022 | 2,681 | 2,681 | #104 | #10,773 |
| 2021 | 2,695 | 2,695 | #101 | — |
| 2020 | 2,705 | 2,705 | #101 | — |
| 2019 | 2,934 | 2,934 | #96 | — |
| 2018 | 2,988 | 2,988 | #96 | #7,103 |
| 2017 | 3,032 | 3,032 | #97 | — |
| 2016 | 3,142 | 3,142 | #95 | — |
| 2015 | 3,204 | 3,204 | #95 | — |
| 2014 | 3,068 | 3,068 | #97 | #13,960 |
| 2013 | 2,658 | 2,658 | #120 | #10,666 |
| 2012 | 2,264 | 2,264 | #141 | — |
| 2011 | 2,027 | 2,027 | #153 | #14,232 |
| 2010 | 1,948 | 1,948 | #158 | #14,147 |
| 2009 | 1,971 | 1,971 | #164 | #10,915 |
| 2008 | 1,646 | 1,646 | #206 | #10,982 |
| 2007 | 1,640 | 1,640 | #210 | — |
| 2006 | 1,544 | 1,544 | #224 | #9,542 |
| 2005 | 1,560 | 1,560 | #223 | — |
| 2004 | 1,425 | 1,425 | #231 | — |
| 2003 | 1,453 | 1,461 | #224 | — |
| 2002 | 1,275 | 1,284 | #249 | — |
| 2001 | 1,020 | 1,027 | #312 | — |
| 2000 | 1,178 | 1,190 | #272 | — |
| 1999 | 1,114 | 1,129 | #281 | — |
| 1998 | 912 | 918 | #325 | — |
| 1997 | 913 | — | #320 | #10,758 |
| 1996 | 904 | — | #314 | #7,931 |
| 1995 | 878 | — | #317 | #5,486 |
| 1994 | 921 | — | #299 | — |
| 1993 | 943 | — | #295 | #4,986 |
| 1992 | 919 | — | #307 | #5,638 |
| 1991 | 863 | — | #316 | #5,083 |
| 1990 | 561 | — | #447 | #6,384 |
| 1989 | 474 | — | #507 | #5,590 |
| 1988 | 434 | — | #517 | #7,238 |
| 1987 | 434 | — | #500 | #8,098 |
| 1986 | 443 | — | #485 | — |
| 1985 | 415 | — | #498 | #5,756 |
| 1984 | 420 | — | #489 | #4,952 |
| 1983 | 422 | — | #481 | #3,874 |
| 1982 | 393 | — | #512 | — |
| 1981 | 356 | — | #536 | #7,245 |
| 1980 | 415 | — | #498 | #6,212 |
| 1979 | 456 | — | #449 | — |
| 1978 | 353 | — | #529 | #6,730 |
| 1977 | 361 | — | #518 | — |
| 1976 | 384 | — | #486 | #4,918 |
| 1975 | 423 | — | #453 | — |
| 1974 | 515 | — | #401 | #3,552 |
| 1973 | 532 | — | #388 | #5,072 |
| 1972 | 569 | — | #378 | — |
| 1971 | 669 | — | #362 | #3,651 |
| 1970 | 788 | — | #339 | #2,888 |
| 1969 | 819 | — | #319 | #3,304 |
| 1968 | 919 | — | #288 | #4,729 |
| 1967 | 1,063 | — | #260 | #3,545 |
| 1966 | 1,068 | — | #260 | #2,773 |
| 1965 | 1,262 | — | #245 | #2,972 |
| 1964 | 1,519 | — | #224 | #3,273 |
| 1963 | 1,752 | — | #204 | #3,635 |
| 1962 | 1,760 | — | #206 | #2,360 |
| 1961 | 1,913 | — | #194 | #1,947 |
| 1960 | 2,036 | — | #188 | #2,311 |
| 1959 | 2,211 | — | #177 | #1,558 |
| 1958 | 2,219 | — | #172 | #2,364 |
| 1957 | 2,452 | — | #153 | #1,834 |
| 1956 | 2,572 | — | #148 | #2,491 |
| 1955 | 2,378 | — | #154 | #1,724 |
| 1954 | 2,303 | — | #156 | #1,465 |
| 1953 | 2,380 | — | #149 | #1,674 |
| 1952 | 2,530 | — | #142 | #1,662 |
| 1951 | 2,423 | — | #138 | #1,834 |
| 1950 | 2,281 | — | #138 | #2,316 |
| 1949 | 2,347 | — | #136 | #1,701 |
| 1948 | 2,449 | — | #126 | #1,485 |
| 1947 | 2,516 | — | #128 | #1,296 |
| 1946 | 2,451 | — | #120 | #1,380 |
| 1945 | 2,184 | — | #118 | #1,769 |
| 1944 | 2,044 | — | #129 | #1,480 |
| 1943 | 2,347 | — | #122 | #1,397 |
| 1942 | 2,235 | — | #125 | #1,243 |
| 1941 | 2,310 | — | #113 | #1,228 |
| 1940 | 2,286 | — | #115 | #1,365 |
| 1939 | 1,900 | — | #128 | #1,166 |
| 1938 | 1,827 | — | #135 | #1,220 |
| 1937 | 1,930 | — | #127 | #1,574 |
| 1936 | 2,053 | — | #115 | #1,048 |
| 1935 | 2,155 | — | #112 | #1,224 |
| 1934 | 2,436 | — | #98 | #1,459 |
| 1933 | 2,425 | — | #98 | #923 |
| 1932 | 2,717 | — | #90 | #867 |
| 1931 | 2,935 | — | #82 | #1,048 |
| 1930 | 2,915 | — | #91 | #1,068 |
| 1929 | 3,155 | — | #81 | #922 |
| 1928 | 3,352 | — | #78 | #1,093 |
| 1927 | 3,577 | — | #77 | #821 |
| 1926 | 3,483 | — | #80 | #942 |
| 1925 | 3,625 | — | #76 | #982 |
| 1924 | 3,903 | — | #71 | #976 |
| 1923 | 3,898 | — | #69 | #834 |
| 1922 | 3,801 | — | #74 | #829 |
| 1921 | 4,168 | — | #68 | #867 |
| 1920 | 4,200 | — | #64 | #790 |
| 1919 | 3,713 | — | #72 | #759 |
| 1918 | 3,728 | — | #72 | #816 |
| 1917 | 3,180 | — | #79 | #818 |
| 1916 | 3,109 | — | #77 | #802 |
| 1915 | 2,903 | — | #78 | #924 |
| 1914 | 2,139 | — | #81 | #665 |
| 1913 | 1,770 | — | #83 | #709 |
| 1912 | 1,521 | — | #84 | #754 |
| 1911 | 1,235 | — | #80 | #642 |
| 1910 | 817 | — | #107 | #781 |
| 1909 | 667 | — | #111 | #752 |
| 1908 | 581 | — | #121 | #582 |
| 1907 | 592 | — | #116 | #557 |
| 1906 | 502 | — | #129 | #705 |
| 1905 | 507 | — | #128 | #635 |
| 1904 | 489 | — | #126 | #513 |
| 1903 | 446 | — | #128 | #617 |
| 1902 | 434 | — | #132 | #859 |
| 1901 | 354 | — | #146 | #633 |
| 1900 | 401 | — | #152 | #602 |
| 1899 | 260 | — | #172 | #711 |
| 1898 | 328 | — | #162 | #472 |
| 1897 | 251 | — | #177 | #720 |
| 1896 | 242 | — | #183 | #497 |
| 1895 | 232 | — | #183 | #527 |
| 1894 | 224 | — | #184 | #629 |
| 1893 | 194 | — | #191 | #765 |
| 1892 | 164 | — | #205 | #638 |
| 1891 | 118 | — | #234 | #633 |
| 1890 | 110 | — | #241 | #877 |
| 1889 | 93 | — | #260 | #671 |
| 1888 | 84 | — | #266 | #913 |
| 1887 | 79 | — | #261 | #513 |
| 1886 | 55 | — | #299 | #956 |
| 1885 | 57 | — | #279 | #931 |
| 1884 | 45 | — | #348 | #569 |
| 1883 | 40 | — | #313 | #795 |
| 1882 | 32 | — | #347 | #1,091 |
| 1881 | 33 | — | #337 | #650 |
| 1880 | 29 | — | #351 | #804 |