Vivianna
Vivianna was the 1128th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 208 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1116th with 221 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 118 places. More babies were named Vivianna in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Viviana) alive, lively · Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #1,128 girls, up 132 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 208girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023221 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,798babies recorded
What does the name Vivianna mean?
Vivianna is a spelling of Viviana, pronounced the same way, so it shares Viviana's meaning and origin.
Viviana is the feminine of Vivian, from the Latin family name Vivianus, based on vivus, "alive". DMNES records Viviana in France in 814 and Italy in the 13th-14th centuries, and lists early saints of the name; Harrison (1918) glosses Vivian "lifeful". It is used in Italian and Spanish families and in the US.
vivus (Latin, “alive, living”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Vivian, Vivienne, Bibiana, Vivi.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Viviana', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Vivian', DMNES, Durham University
- Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, vol. 2 (1918), s.v. 'VIVIAN', Morland Press (public domain; Internet Archive scan)
Vivianna popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,128 | 208 |
| 2020 | #1,260 | 181 |
| 2010 | #1,258 | 191 |
| 2000 | #2,053 | 81 |
| 1990 | #3,905 | 27 |
| 1980 | #5,537 | 13 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Vivianna, counting every spelling?
Vivianna is a spelling of Viviana, a name family that ranked #292 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,128 for Vivianna on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,136 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viviana | 928 | #331 | 4,183 |
| Vivianna | 208 | #1,128 | 1,023 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Vivianna?
208 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Vivianna (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Vivianna born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 40 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Vivianna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Vivianna?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Vivianna are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 21. That makes Vivianna mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Vivianna by state
How common Vivianna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (2.9×), Colorado (1.9×), Pennsylvania (1.8×), California (1.8×), Illinois (1.7×). In 32 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Vivianna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Vivianna, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Vivianna
What does Vivianna mean?
Vivianna is a spelling of Viviana, which means “alive, lively” (Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Vivianna?
Vivianna was the 1128th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 208 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1116th with 221 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 118 places. More babies were named Vivianna in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Vivianna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Vivianna in the US.
Where is Vivianna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Vivianna was most common in Arizona (0.36 per 1,000 girls), followed by Colorado and Pennsylvania.