Fun Facts About the Name Viviane
- More than 1 thousand babies named Viviane: U.S. records list 1,011 babies given the name Viviane from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Viviane Mean?
Viviane is a French feminine form of the name Vivien (also spelled Vivian in English), which comes from the Latin name Vivianus. Vivianus is derived from the Latin adjective vivus, meaning 'alive' or 'living,' with the suffix -ianus. The feminine Latin form was Viviana. The literal sense is 'alive' or 'belonging to the living,' and the customary meaning is 'lively.' The Arthurian figure Viviane, the Lady of the Lake, is a literary bearer of the name and does not change this etymology.
Viviane Name History & Origins
The Latin name Vivianus was used in the Roman world and was borne by early Christians; a bishop of Saintes named Vivianus was later venerated as a saint. In France it developed into the masculine Vivien and the feminine Viviane. Medieval French literature includes a masculine Vivien in the chansons de geste, the Old French heroic poems. The feminine Viviane appears in French Arthurian romance as the Lady of the Lake, the enchantress associated with Merlin; in some texts she is called Nimue or Niniane instead. This literary role is a well-known association, but it is a use of an older name rather than its origin. In English, the related spelling Vivian has been used for both men and women, while Viviane remains a chiefly French feminine spelling that is also used in English-speaking countries.
How Popular is the Name Viviane?
Viviane has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2009. Its best rank was #2,922 in 1935.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,544 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2024 | #4,538 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2023 | #4,729 | 29 | 0.0018% |
| 2022 | #6,445 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #6,153 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #5,475 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #5,780 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2018 | #5,774 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2017 | #6,273 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #4,981 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2015 | #4,718 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 2014 | #4,650 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2013 | #9,583 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #9,090 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #7,413 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #5,587 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2009 | #4,671 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2008 | #8,943 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #8,500 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #6,113 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #7,880 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #7,811 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #9,649 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #5,440 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #7,307 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #7,143 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #11,351 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #6,354 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1997 | #8,317 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #6,381 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1995 | #7,028 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #10,541 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #5,943 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #7,055 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #10,239 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #10,171 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #14,489 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #9,792 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #12,782 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #8,133 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #6,358 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #10,384 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #8,989 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #9,724 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #7,152 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #10,214 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #9,611 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #8,174 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #6,027 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #5,273 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #6,752 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #4,888 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #5,842 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #5,292 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #3,684 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #5,553 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #7,006 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1957 | #4,529 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #5,936 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,218 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1954 | #3,958 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1952 | #3,193 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1951 | #4,372 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #4,723 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #3,602 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #2,969 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1947 | #3,440 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #3,371 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1941 | #3,945 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1939 | #4,927 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #4,159 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1935 | #2,922 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1934 | #3,438 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1933 | #4,835 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #3,333 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #4,545 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #4,777 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #3,993 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1922 | #4,424 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #4,008 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #5,727 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1919 | #4,788 | 6 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Viviane Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fixed in your opinions, firm in your friendships and square in your dealings with others. You are an excellent worker. Since you are both possessive and emotional, you can be either very practical or very impractical and unpredictable. Your dual nature needs to become steadfast. You are the marrying kind. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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