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Vivan

45% girls, 55% boys · 20 born in 2025

Vivan has been given to about 821 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 648
Median age today12 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Vivan per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2016 · 44
  • Born in 202520
  • All time821
  • England & Wales, 20259

How popular is Vivan?

Its best year was 2016, when 44 babies were given the name. The typical living American called Vivan is about 12 years old today.

Names that sound like Vivan

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ivan0.85
  2. Vivian0.82
  3. Vihaan0.77
  4. Ian0.70
  5. Milan0.70
  6. Kian0.70
  7. Rian0.70
  8. Iman0.70

Middle names for Vivan

Ranked by flow score
  1. Vivan Eve0.80
  2. Vivan Elizabeth0.78
  3. Vivan Josephine0.78
  4. Vivan Anne0.78
  5. Vivan Rose0.77
  6. Vivan Louise0.77

Sibling names for Vivan

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Evelinasister · 0.86
  2. Bryerbrother · 0.86
  3. Emilianasister · 0.85
  4. Yahyabrother · 0.85
  5. Seraphinasister · 0.85
  6. Magnusbrother · 0.85

Where Vivan is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Vivan Anderson0.74
    2. Vivan White0.72
    3. Vivan Reyes0.72
    4. Vivan Moore0.72
    5. Vivan Lee0.72
    6. Vivan Hill0.72

    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 Vivan

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

    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.