Vyvyan
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.
Meaning & Origin of Vyvyan
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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The Story of Vyvyan
Vyvyan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1919, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 8 Vyvyans were born — ranking #3,452 that year. As of 2026, Vyvyan ranks #17,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 37 Vyvyans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Vyvyan
Vyvyan is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 37 births in the dataset. Vyvyan's peak popularity came in 1919 when it ranked #3,452. Use the chart and map above to compare Vyvyan'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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