Vivek
A boys’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning wisdom; discrimination; discernment.
Babies a year
3
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#5137
3 babies
Vivek by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Vivek. In the US, 16 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 75 babies in 2004, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Vivek. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean wisdom
Like Vivek, each of these has wisdom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
- Quinndescendant of Conn; wise and intelligent4,467 in the US (2017)
- Alfiewise counsel; from Alfred1,955 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sagewise one1,669 in the US (2017)
- Skylerscholar, learned one; modern respelling of Schuyler1,459 in the US (2017)
- Reggiecounsel power; from Reginald1,312 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Vivek
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