Vivyan
Vivyan is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Vivyan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Vivyan is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Vivyan
Vivyan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1924, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 10 Vivyans were born — ranking #10,146 that year. As of 2026, Vivyan ranks #15,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 116 Vivyans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Vivyan
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About the name Vivyan
Vivyan is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1924 and has accumulated 116 births in the dataset. Vivyan's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #10,146. Use the chart and map above to compare Vivyan'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.