How Many People Are Named Vivien?
An estimated 4,974 people in the United States have the first name Vivien. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Vivien peaked in popularity in 2014 with 248 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Vivien as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Vivien paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,974
About 1 in 68,909 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2014
248 births
Total Registered
7,319
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Vivien
Vivien is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,319 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Vivien as a male name
Ranked #3,243 in 1924
9 male births in 1924
Peak: 1924 (9 births)
Vivien as a female name
Ranked #1,721 in 2024
118 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (248 births)
Vivien: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Vivien span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,098 babies were registered. While Vivien is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Vivien by Decade
How has Vivien tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Vivien by State
Birth registrations for Vivien span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in South Carolina, Oregon, Mississippi. On average, about 109 Viviens were registered per state.
Vivien + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Vivien as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Vivien
Other first names starting with V with a similar number of bearers.
Vivien: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Vivien?
We estimate approximately 4,974 people named Vivien are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 68,909 Americans share this first name.
Is Vivien a common name?
Vivien is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,319 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Vivien most popular?
Vivien reached peak popularity in 2014, when 248 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Vivien is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Vivien a female name?
Vivien is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Vivien Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Vivien Smith, Vivien Johnson, Vivien Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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