Vivienne
Vivian is a given name, and less often a surname, derived from a Latin name of the Roman Empire period, masculine Vivianus and feminine Viviana, which survived into modern use because it is the name of two early Christian female martyrs as well as of a male saint and bishop.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Vivienne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vivian is a given name, and less often a surname, derived from a Latin name of the Roman Empire period, masculine Vivianus and feminine Viviana, which survived into modern use because it is the name of two early Christian female martyrs as well as of a male saint and bishop.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Vivienne
Vivienne first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1895, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 1,633 births, good for #184 nationwide. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 45% of all recorded Viviennes. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #193 among baby girl names with 1,608 births, rising sharply (+23% over the past five years). In total, more than 25K Viviennes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Vivienne
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About the name Vivienne
Vivienne is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1895 and has accumulated 25K births in the dataset. Vivienne's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #184. Use the chart and map above to compare Vivienne's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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