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Vivian

“Alive” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #70 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Vivian has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #64 (1920) · 228,172 babies named Vivian all-time · 1 in 480 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #37 in Finland (Finnish-sp.) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Vivians

• Vivian Maier — French-American photographer (1926–2009)
• Vivian Cheruiyot — Kenyan long-distance runner
• Vivian Kong Man-wai — member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Hong Kong female politician, and ex-Hong Kong female fencer
• Vivian Vance — American actress (1909–1979)
• Vivian Wu — Chinese actress

In stories & tradition

• Vivian — Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door · Super Paper Mario
• Vivian Alamain — Days of Our Lives
• Vivian Johnson — Without a Trace

What Vivians become

Among 675 notable people named Vivian:

Entertainers appear 1.69× more often than among typical names — e.g. Vivian Vance, American actress (1909–1979).

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