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Vivien
OriginLatin
Meaning"life"
About Vivien
Vivien (Scarlett O'Hara) Leigh was born Vivian. Some sources give Vivien as a relative of the Irish goddess name Bebinn and a literary name invented by Tennyson. Others say it's related to the Latin-based Viviana, meaning life. This spelling of the name is as legitimate as many others.
As of October 2026, Vivien ranked #1854 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #515 in 1911.
Editor's take: The name Vivien is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "life".
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,051 | 248 | 138.8 |
| 2015 | #1,087 | 241 | 135 |
| 2016 | #1,144 | 221 | 124.7 |
| 2017 | #1,137 | 219 | 126.8 |
| 2018 | #1,203 | 198 | 116.4 |
| 2019 | #1,214 | 193 | 115 |
| 2020 | #1,333 | 166 | 102.7 |
| 2021 | #1,408 | 155 | 94.5 |
| 2022 | #1,761 | 118 | 71.9 |
| 2023 | #1,746 | 118 | 73.5 |
| 2024 | #1,721 | 118 | 72.8 |
| 2025 | #1,854 | 108 | 67.2 |
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Famous Viviens
- Vivien Elisabeth Cardone
American actress
- Vivien Leigh (born Vivian Mary Hartley)
English actress
- Vivien Merchant (born Ada Brand Thomson)
British actress
- (Anna) Vivien Kellems
American industrialist and activist
- Vivien Louise Duffield
English philanthropist
- Vivien Wehovszky
Hungarian rhythmic gymnast
Vivien in pop culture
- Vivien
the Lady of the Lake
- Vivien Harmon
character on TV's "American Horror Story"
Vivien in blog posts
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