Given name
Vivica
“little woman of the strong fortress”
Vivica is a variant of Viveka. One German interpretation is “little woman of the strong fortress.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vivica is a variant of Viveka. One German interpretation is “little woman of the strong fortress.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Vivica connects to the Wibeke name family through Viveka. An origin associated with Wibeke is Scandinavian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vivica through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 958
- 0 boys · 958 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 97 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #13,101 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,101 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 97 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 842 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.
Vivica’s family of names
Vivica shares a linguistic root with Wibeke. Vivica has a related form in Viveka.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Vivica
- Vivica A. FoxAmerican actressborn 1964
- Vivica GenauxAmerican opera singerborn 1969
- Vivica BandlerFinnish-Swedish theater director and agronomist (1917–2004)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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