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girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Vivi

Meaning Vivi is a given name and surname Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,246 Trend ↑ Rising 71%

Vivi is a given name and surname.

Rank 2025
#3,246
among girls · ↑787 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
49
named Vivi · +32% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,801
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
49 babies
All-time total
728
#9,290 all-time among girls
First recorded
1946
in Social Security records

Vivi popularity over time

728 babies have been named Vivi since 1946, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s 6 1 – #4,942
1950s 37 4 +517% #3,658
1960s 25 3 -32% #3,682
1970s 7 1 -72% #7,366
1980s 16 2 +129% #10,360
1990s 99 10 +519% #5,942
2000s 152 15 +54% #6,074
2010s 207 21 +36% #5,034
2020s (to 2025) 179 30 +44% #3,246

Where Vivi is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 54 0.03 outside top 500
2027 59 0.04 outside top 500
2028 63 0.04 outside top 500
2029 67 0.04 outside top 500
2030 70 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Vivi

Vivi is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,246 in 2025 with 49 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1946, 728 American babies have been named Vivi. Its peak came in 2025, when 49 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Vivi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Vivi?

The median living Vivi is about 14 years old; half are between 5 and 25. An estimated 700 people named Vivi are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Vivi year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 49 #3,246
2024 37 #4,033
2023 28 #4,858
2022 22 #5,785
2021 21 #5,938
2020 22 #5,659
2019 27 #5,034
2018 19 #6,506
2017 21 #6,029
2016 21 #6,177
2015 21 #6,226
2014 17 #7,287
2013 20 #6,450
2012 24 #5,699
2011 17 #7,413
2010 20 #6,623
2009 23 #6,082
2008 19 #7,057
2007 23 #6,074
2006 14 #8,696
2005 11 #10,098
2004 13 #8,697
2003 16 #7,193
2002 12 #8,818
2001 5 #17,871
2000 16 #6,794
1995 9 #9,526
1990 10 #8,477
1985 5 #12,452
1980 6 #10,360
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 13 #3,682
1955 5 #6,701
1950 10 #3,658
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Vivi

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Vivi Bach Danish actress (1939–2013) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Vivi, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Vivi?

The median living Vivi is about 14 years old. Half of all living Vivis are between 5 and 25 years old.

How many people named Vivi are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Vivi are alive in the United States, based on 728 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Vivi mean?

Vivi is a given name and surname.

How popular is the name Vivi in 2025?

Vivi ranked #3,246 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 49 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Vivi?

728 babies have been named Vivi in the United States since 1946, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Vivi most popular?

Vivi peaked in 2025, when 49 newborns received the name.

Is Vivi a boy or girl name?

Vivi is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Vivi rising or falling?

Vivi is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Vivi become more popular?

Vivi is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 70 girls named Vivi in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Vivi?

Well-known people named Vivi include Vivi Bach (actor).

Names like Vivi

Names that sound and feel close to Vivi: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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