The boy’s name Vivian \v(i)-vian\, also used as girl’s name Vivian, is of Latin origin, and its meaning is “full of life”. A girl’s name in America, but occasionally used for boys in Britain.

Vivian has 5 variant forms: Viviani, Vivien, Vivyan, Vyvian and Vyvyan.

A baby name that sounds like Vivian is Favian.

Vivian is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Vivian is mostly a girls’ name, but it is used for boys 0.80 percent of the time.

Total* Population in Top 1000: 179535 (0.80% male, 99.20% female) [source]

Popularity of the name Vivian for Boys

First Year in the Top 1000: 1880 (earliest year for which we have data)

Last Year in the Top 1000: 1933

Average Age: 92.99

Highest Percentage: 0.017% in 1898

Best Rank: #472 (in 1898)

Represented in the Top 1000 names in: 49 of 127 years (38.58%)

Total* Male Population in Top 1000: 1437

Popularity of the name Vivian for Girls

First Year in the Top 1000: 1880 (earliest year for which we have data)

Last Year in the Top 1000: 2006 (latest year for which we have data)

Average Age: 64.43

Highest Percentage: 0.364% in 1920

Best Rank: #64 (in 1920)

Represented in the Top 1000 names in: 127 of 127 years (100.00%)

Worst Rank: #541 (in 1981)

Total* Female Population in Top 1000: 178098