Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Vivian

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Vivian
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

4,128

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

25.2%

2024

3,088

All-time

224,797

Vivian has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1920, when 4,128 girls were named Vivian.

In 2024, only 3,088 girls were given the name.

Down 25.2% from its peak.

All told, about 224,797 Americans have been named Vivian and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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