Given name
Vivienne
“white lady”·“one who is full of life; vibrant”·“one who is full of life”
In English use, Vivienne has a related form in 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 English use, Vivienne has a related form in 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
In English use, Vivienne has a related form in Vivian. Vivian has been associated with Old French, Latin, and Irish Gaelic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French use, Vivienne is used as a feminine counterpart of Vivien.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1895. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Vivienne has a related form in 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
Vivienne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23,921
- 0 boys · 23,921 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 1,786 babies
- 2025
- 1,786
- #172 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,786 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 172 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (177). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 14,798 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.
Vivienne’s family of names
Vivienne is a feminine form of Vivien. In English usage, Vivienne has a related form in Vivian. In French usage, Vivienne has a conventional equivalent in the English form Vivien.
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 2
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 Vivienne
- Vivienne WestwoodBritish fashion designer (1941–2022)
- Vivienne MedranoAmerican animatorborn 1992
- Patti ScialfaAmerican singerborn 1953
- Vivienne Malone-MayesUS mathematician (1932-1995)
- Vivienne ChandlerFrench actress (1947–2013)
- Vivienne OsborneAmerican actress (1896–1961)
- Vivienne TamChinese fashion designer (born 1957)
- Vivienne SegalAmerican actress (1897-1992)
- Vivienne van den AssemDutch television presenter, television actor, actor and presenterborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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