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Boy name

Vivek

100% boys · last recorded 2024

Vivek has been given to about 1,771 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2004, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,646
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Vivek per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2004 · 75
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,771
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Vivek?

Its best year was 2004, when 75 babies were given the name, ranking 1715th. The typical living American called Vivek is about 27 years old today.

Names that sound like Vivek

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Fidel0.56
  2. Finley0.49
  3. Derek0.47
  4. Fisher0.49
  5. Vincent0.47
  6. Finnley0.48
  7. Alek0.47
  8. Vince0.45

Middle names for Vivek

Ranked by flow score
  1. Vivek Paul0.77
  2. Vivek John0.77
  3. Vivek Blake0.76
  4. Vivek Wade0.76
  5. Vivek Ross0.76
  6. Vivek Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Vivek

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.84
  2. Alvarobrother · 0.83
  3. Nathanaelbrother · 0.82
  4. Paulinasister · 0.81
  5. Gustavobrother · 0.81
  6. Tianasister · 0.80

Where Vivek is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Vivek Anderson0.77
    2. Vivek White0.72
    3. Vivek Nguyen0.72
    4. Vivek Moore0.72
    5. Vivek Hill0.72
    6. Vivek Hall0.72

    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 Vivek

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

    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.