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Viva

/ˈvivə/ · 100% girls · 22 born in 2025

Viva has been given to about 3,605 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1921, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈvivə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,159
Median age today70 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Viva per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1921 · 103
  • Born in 202522
  • All time3,605
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Viva?

Its best year was 1921, when 103 babies were given the name, ranking 727th. The typical living American called Viva is about 70 years old today. It is relatively most common in California, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Viva

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Iva0.81
  2. Vida0.75
  3. Vina0.75
  4. Vita0.75
  5. Vilma0.64
  6. Vivian0.60
  7. Velva0.62
  8. Viola0.59

Middle names for Viva

Ranked by flow score
  1. Viva Josephine0.84
  2. Viva Rose0.83
  3. Viva Louise0.83
  4. Viva June0.82
  5. Viva Pearl0.82
  6. Viva Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Viva

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lettiesister · 0.86
  2. Luellasister · 0.86
  3. Goldiesister · 0.85
  4. Cleoeither · 0.84
  5. Forestbrother · 0.79
  6. Archiebrother · 0.78

Where Viva is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Viva White0.78
  2. Viva Reyes0.78
  3. Viva Nguyen0.78
  4. Viva Moore0.78
  5. Viva Lee0.78
  6. Viva Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Viva

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Viva across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.