How Many People Are Named Vivian Garcia?

There are approximately 445 people named Vivian Garcia living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 770,234 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Vivian with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Garcia. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

445

1 in 770,234 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Vivian

Last Name

Garcia

Est. Bearers 1,318,173

Census Rank #6

Per 100K 384.58

Rarity Very Common

Vivian: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Vivian. The peak year was 1920 with 4,200 births. The average person named Vivian today is 39 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Vivian

In the 2020 Census, the first name Vivian was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (49.99%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (18.93%) and Black (15.03%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Vivian in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Vivian rose or fell over time.

White

49.99%

Black

15.03%

Hispanic

18.93%

Asian/Pacific Islander

12.04%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.72%

Two or More Races

3.29%

Ancestry of the Garcia Surname

The surname Garcia was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Garcia in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

5.70%

Black

0.55%

Hispanic

91.20%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.64%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.49%

Two or More Races

0.43%

How we calculated this

The first name "Vivian" has an estimated frequency of 0.0337% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Garcia" appears at a rate of 384.58 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Vivian are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 445 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Vivian

Vivian Smith Vivian Johnson Vivian Williams Vivian Brown Vivian Jones Vivian Thomas Vivian Martin

Other people with the surname Garcia

Michael Garcia James Garcia John Garcia David Garcia Robert Garcia William Garcia Christopher Garcia Joseph Garcia

Vivian Garcia: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Vivian Garcia?

We estimate approximately 445 people named Vivian Garcia are alive in the United States today. The first name Vivian is shared by 115,638 Americans, and the surname Garcia is shared by 1,318,173.

How rare is the name Vivian Garcia?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 770,234 Americans. The first name Vivian is common and the surname Garcia is very common.

Is Vivian a male or female name?

Vivian is predominantly female, with 1.1% of bearers being male and 98.9% female. It peaked in popularity in 1920 and the average bearer today is 39 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Vivian?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Vivian was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (49.99%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (18.93%) and Black (15.03%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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