Vivien is a distinctive choice, ranked #1406 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Vivien in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1406
About the Name Vivien
Vivien is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 150 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #963 in 2014 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Vivien is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Vivien
Unlikely. With around 23 UK babies named Vivien per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Vivien in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Vivien is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 150 places over the last five years to #1406 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Vivien is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Vivien include: Vivien Yeo — Vivien Yeo is a Malaysian Chinese actress and businesswoman.; Vivien Endemann — Vivien Endemann is a German footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team.; Vivien Duffield — Dame Vivien Louise Duffield, is an English philanthropist..
Vivien does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Viviens in the wild.
23
UK babies named Vivien (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 150 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Vivien
Likely around 1 other Vivien in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Vivien
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Vivien Yeo is a Malaysian Chinese actress and businesswoman. She represented Malaysia at the 2004 Miss Chinese International Pageant and made her acting debut in the 2004 youth drama series Sunshine Heartbeat.
Vivien Cardone is an American actress, known for her role as Doctor Brown's daughter Delia on The WB's Everwood from 2002 to 2006. She has appeared in One Life to Live and Theater, Interrupted.
Renée Vivien was a British poet who wrote in the French language. A high-profile lesbian writer in Paris during the Belle Époque era, she is widely considered to be one of the first noteworthy lesbian poets of the twentieth century.