Given name
Viviane
“white lady”·“one who is full of life; vibrant”·“one who is full of life”
Viviane 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
Viviane 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
Viviane 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 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Viviane 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
Viviane through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,014
- 0 boys · 1,014 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #5,544 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,544 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,575 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.
Viviane’s family of names
Viviane has a related form in Vivian. In Portuguese usage, Viviane has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Viviana. In German usage, Viviane has a conventional equivalent in the English form Vivien.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Viviane has relatives in 4 languages.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Viviane
- Viviane RedingLuxembourgish politician, EU Commissioner, Bertelsmann Stiftung Board memberborn 1951
- Viviane RomanceFrench actress (1912–1991)
- Viviane AsseyiAssociation footballerborn 1993
- Viviane NdourSenegalese singerborn 1973
- Viviane ForestCanadian multi-sport Paralympianborn 1979
- Viviane ForresterFrench writer (1925–2013)
- Viviane SassenDutch photographer (born 1972)
- PocahBrazilian singerborn 1994
- Viviane BaladiSwiss mathematicianborn 1963
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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