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girls' name ★ peaked 2009

Viviane

Meaning living Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,544 Trend ↑ Rising 30%

From French Viviane, from Latin vivus (“living”).

Rank 2025
#5,544
among girls · ↓1,078 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
23
named Viviane · -28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 69,881
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
32 babies
All-time total
1,014
#7,447 all-time among girls
First recorded
1919
in Social Security records

Viviane popularity over time

1,014 babies have been named Viviane since 1919, 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
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

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 6 1 – #4,788
1920s 40 4 +567% #3,993
1930s 43 4 +7% #2,922
1940s 50 5 +16% #2,969
1950s 80 8 +60% #3,193
1960s 63 6 -21% #3,684
1970s 31 3 -51% #7,151
1980s 42 4 +35% #6,359
1990s 116 12 +176% #5,943
2000s 176 18 +52% #4,671
2010s 220 22 +25% #4,650
2020s (to 2025) 147 25 +11% #4,466

Where Viviane 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 24 0.01 outside top 500
2027 25 0.02 outside top 500
2028 25 0.02 outside top 500
2029 26 0.02 outside top 500
2030 26 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Viviane

Viviane is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,544 in 2025 with 23 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1919, 1,014 American babies have been named Viviane. Its peak came in 2009, when 32 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Viviane stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Viviane?

The median living Viviane is about 19 years old; half are between 9 and 39. An estimated 900 people named Viviane are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

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

Viviane year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 23 #5,544
2024 32 #4,466
2023 29 #4,736
2022 20 #6,209
2021 20 #6,160
2020 23 #5,476
2019 22 #5,784
2018 22 #5,774
2017 20 #6,275
2016 28 #4,981
2015 30 #4,719
2014 31 #4,650
2013 12 #9,584
2012 13 #9,091
2011 17 #7,415
2010 25 #5,588
2009 32 #4,671
2008 14 #8,943
2007 15 #8,502
2006 22 #6,113
2005 15 #7,881
2004 15 #7,812
2003 11 #9,650
2002 22 #5,440
2001 15 #7,307
2000 15 #7,144
1995 13 #7,028
1990 8 #10,171
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 8 #7,151
1970 – –
1965 8 #5,276
1960 13 #3,684
1955 14 #3,218
1950 7 #4,723
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 10 #2,922
1930 9 #3,333
1925 – –
1920 5 #5,727
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Viviane

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

  1. 1 Viviane Reding Viviane Reding European politician b. 1951 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Viviane Romance Viviane Romance French actress (1912–1991) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Viviane?

The median living Viviane is about 19 years old. Half of all living Vivianes are between 9 and 39 years old.

How many people named Viviane are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Viviane are alive in the United States, based on 1,014 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Viviane mean?

From French Viviane, from Latin vivus (“living”).

How popular is the name Viviane in 2025?

Viviane ranked #5,544 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 23 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Viviane?

1,014 babies have been named Viviane in the United States since 1919, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Viviane most popular?

Viviane peaked in 2009, when 32 newborns received the name.

Is Viviane a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Viviane rising or falling?

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

Will Viviane become more popular?

Viviane is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 26 girls named Viviane 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 Viviane?

Well-known people named Viviane include Viviane Reding (politician), Viviane Romance (actor).

Names like Viviane

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

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