Vivian Name Popularity

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How popular is Vivian?

In 2018 the popular name Vivian, ranked the 96th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 100 most popular, Vivian has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity ranking of #64 was reached in 1920 with 4,128 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Vivian in any given year was 22 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Vivian occurred roughly during the years 1884-1894, 1895-1900, 1906-1920, 1937-1940, 1987-1991, 1996-2003, and 2006-2014, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1956-1976.

For a number of years, the name Vivian has been soaring upward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Vivian has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Vivian?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.

The name Vivian is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Vivian (Girl)		Vivian (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		2,956	96	11	7,529
2017		3,023	97	< 5	--
2016		3,140	95	< 5	--
2015		3,201	95	< 5	--
2014		3,062	97	5	13,933
2013		2,650	119	7	10,652
2012		2,261	140	< 5	--
2011		2,021	153	5	14,218
2010		1,942	158	5	14,138
2009		1,964	164	7	10,910
2008		1,638	207	7	10,971
2007		1,639	210	< 5	--
2006		1,536	224	8	9,533
2005		1,559	223	< 5	--
2004		1,424	231	< 5	--
2003		1,453	224	< 5	--
2002		1,275	249	< 5	--
2001		1,020	312	< 5	--
2000		1,176	272	< 5	--
1999		1,114	281	< 5	--
1998		911	326	< 5	--
1997		908	320	5	10,755
1996		896	314	7	7,930
1995		866	317	11	5,485
1994		920	300	< 5	--
1993		930	295	12	4,986
1992		908	307	10	5,636
1991		851	317	11	5,082
1990		552	448	8	6,377
1989		466	506	9	5,590
1988		429	515	6	7,234
1987		426	502	5	8,096
1986		442	485	< 5	--
1985		407	498	7	5,755
1984		412	489	8	4,947
1983		412	479	11	3,869
1982		393	512	< 5	--
1981		352	536	5	7,246
1980		408	500	6	6,214
1979		456	449	< 5	--
1978		349	529	5	6,728
1977		361	518	< 5	--
1976		377	486	7	4,912
1975		423	453	< 5	--
1974		505	401	10	3,549
1973		526	389	6	5,068
1972		571	376	< 5	--
1971		657	362	9	3,650
1970		777	338	12	2,890
1969		810	319	9	3,303
1968		914	288	5	4,726
1967		1,057	259	7	3,545
1966		1,059	260	10	2,772
1965		1,253	244	9	2,973
1964		1,511	224	8	3,272
1963		1,749	203	7	3,632
1962		1,744	207	13	2,355
1961		1,891	194	19	1,944
1960		2,022	188	14	2,310
1959		2,183	177	27	1,554
1958		2,203	172	13	2,361
1957		2,434	153	20	1,837
1956		2,560	148	12	2,492
1955		2,357	154	21	1,721
1954		2,277	156	28	1,465
1953		2,357	149	22	1,675
1952		2,508	142	22	1,660
1951		2,404	138	18	1,835
1950		2,268	138	12	2,314
1949		2,327	136	20	1,701
1948		2,424	126	25	1,484
1947		2,484	128	33	1,296
1946		2,424	120	27	1,380
1945		2,168	118	16	1,770
1944		2,022	129	22	1,478
1943		2,320	122	26	1,399
1942		2,205	124	32	1,243
1941		2,279	113	30	1,228
1940		2,261	115	25	1,365
1939		1,868	128	32	1,166
1938		1,798	135	30	1,220
1937		1,909	127	20	1,574
1936		2,014	115	38	1,048
1935		2,125	112	31	1,224
1934		2,412	98	23	1,457
1933		2,377	98	47	923
1932		2,663	90	55	867
1931		2,893	82	42	1,048
1930		2,872	91	43	1,069
1929		3,101	81	54	923
1928		3,310	78	42	1,091
1927		3,508	77	67	821
1926		3,431	80	53	941
1925		3,576	76	49	981
1924		3,850	71	53	976
1923		3,831	69	67	834
1922		3,733	74	68	829
1921		4,103	68	65	867
1920		4,128	64	72	790
1919		3,639	72	73	759
1918		3,663	72	65	816
1917		3,119	79	61	818
1916		3,049	77	60	802
1915		2,857	78	46	924
1914		2,080	81	59	665
1913		1,727	83	43	709
1912		1,487	84	34	754
1911		1,211	80	24	642
1910		801	107	16	781
1909		652	111	15	752
1908		561	121	20	582
1907		572	116	20	557
1906		489	129	13	705
1905		492	128	15	635
1904		470	126	19	513
1903		432	128	14	617
1902		425	132	9	859
1901		342	146	12	633
1900		383	152	18	602
1899		250	172	10	711
1898		308	162	20	472
1897		241	177	10	720
1896		224	183	18	497
1895		216	183	16	527
1894		212	184	12	629
1893		185	191	9	765
1892		152	205	12	638
1891		108	234	10	633
1890		103	241	7	877
1889		83	260	10	671
1888		77	266	7	913
1887		66	261	13	513
1886		49	299	6	956
1885		51	279	6	931
1884		33	348	12	569
1883		33	313	7	795
1882		27	347	5	1,091
1881		24	337	9	650
1880		22	351	7	804

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.