Given name
Viviana
“one who is full of life; vibrant”·“white lady”·“one who is full of life”
In Portuguese use, Viviana is a variant of Bibiana. In Italian use, Bibiana carries the interpretation “one who is full of life; vibrant.” Viviana is a variant of Vivian. Interpretations include “white lady”, “one who is full of life; vibrant” (Latin), and “one who is full of life” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Portuguese use, Viviana is a variant of Bibiana. In Italian use, Bibiana carries the interpretation “one who is full of life; vibrant.” Viviana is a variant of Vivian. Interpretations include “white lady”, “one who is full of life; vibrant” (Latin), and “one who is full of life” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Viviana is a variant of Vivian. Vivian has been associated with Old French, Latin, and Irish Gaelic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Viviana is a variant of Vivian. The history of Vivian gives this family its wider story. Vivian’s historical associations include a 5th-century bishop of Saintes in western France.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Viviana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27,290
- 22 boys · 27,268 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 928 babies
- 2025
- 928
- #331 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +11%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 928 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 331 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (169). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 26,954 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Viviana’s family of names
Viviana has a related form in Vivian. In Italian usage, Viviana has a conventional equivalent in the English form Vivian. In Italian usage, Viviana has a conventional equivalent in the French form Vivien.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Viviana has relatives in 6 languages.
5 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Viviana
- Viviana MártonHungarian taekwondo practitioner (born 2006)
- Viviana BottaroItalian karatekaborn 1987
- Viviana ChávezArgentine long-distance runnerborn 1987
- Viviana SofronitskyRussian pianistborn 1960
- Viviana DuranteItalian dancerborn 1967
- Viviana SchiaviItalian footballerborn 1982
- Vivir QuintanaMexican composer and songwriterborn 1985
- Viviana SernaColombian actressborn 1990
- Viviana BontacchioItalian footballer (1959-2012)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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