Vivian: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced VIV-ee-uhn · 3 syllables

Vivian means “alive, lively”, from Latin.

Early saints' name from Latin Vivianus, and of its feminine form Viviana, probably from vivus (“alive”).

How popular is Vivian?

Vivian was the #70 name in the US in 2025, given to 3,367 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1920.

Babies named Vivian in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1920).

Half of US adults named Vivian are older than 63; most are between 20 and 86. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Vivian have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Vivian means “alive, lively”. It comes from Latin.

Vivian is pronounced VIV-ee-uhn.

Vivian was the #70 name in the US in 2025, given to 3,367 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1920.

Half of US adults named Vivian are older than 63. Most are between 20 and 86.