Vivyan

A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning lively, living; a form of Vivian.

Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Vivyan by the numbers

Vivyan was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 10 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.

Other names that come from Vivian

Like Vivyan, each of these traces back to Vivian: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Vivanlively or living; a form of Vivian9 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Vivielively; a diminutive of Vivian or Vivienne7 in the US (2017)
  • Vivianilively; plural or variant of Vivian5 in the US (2017)
  • Vivikalively; variant of Viveca or Vivian5 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Vivyan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Vivianalive, lively3,013 in the US (2017)
  • Vivianalively, vigorous; feminine form of Vivian769 in the US (2017)
  • Vivienliving, alive; feminine form of Vivian219 in the US (2017)
  • Viviannlively, living; a form of Vivian34 in the US (2017)
  • Vivialiving; a form of Livia or Vivian20 in the US (2017)
  • Vivianelively, vibrant; a form of Vivian19 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Vivyan

Names that are said the same way as Vivyan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Vivienneliving; alive; lively1,255 in the US (2017)
  • Viviannelively or living; a form of Vivian152 in the US (2017)
  • Vyvianlively; a spelling variant of Vivian7 in the US (2017)
  • Vivienelively; variant spelling of Vivienne5 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean life

Like Vivyan, each of these has life in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Avalife; bird15,914 in the US (2017)
  • Zoeylife6,034 in the US (2017)
  • Zoelife5,140 in the US (2017)
  • Evalife; form of Eve758 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Evielife; from Eve1,129 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Evelife; living159 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Vivyan

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