Meaning of the nameVivian
- Female
- English origin
- Latin origin
- Vi-vi-an
Vivian is a feminine name taken from English, which comes from the Latin name Vivianus, derived from vivus, 'alive'.
Meaning
“from Latin Vivianus, from vivus, 'alive'”
Source: Wiktionary: Vivian · Behind the Name: Vivian
- People (2022)
- 54,722
- Rank in Brazil
- #531
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 50,550
- people
Vivian in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Vivian, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (19,420 people).
54,444 women 278 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Vivian is most common
States with the highest share of people named Vivian in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.044%
- São Paulo 0.038%
- Sergipe 0.032%
- Amazonas 0.027%
- Distrito Federal 0.027%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 17,070 | 0.038% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 7,011 | 0.044% |
| Minas Gerais | 4,995 | 0.024% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 2,819 | 0.026% |
| Bahia | 2,717 | 0.019% |
| Paraná | 2,578 | 0.023% |
| Pernambuco | 2,241 | 0.025% |
| Ceará | 1,756 | 0.020% |
| Santa Catarina | 1,649 | 0.022% |
| Pará | 1,591 | 0.020% |
| Goiás | 1,257 | 0.018% |
| Amazonas | 1,076 | 0.027% |
| Paraíba | 889 | 0.022% |
| Maranhão | 870 | 0.013% |
| Alagoas | 837 | 0.027% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 812 | 0.025% |
| Distrito Federal | 766 | 0.027% |
| Sergipe | 713 | 0.032% |
| Espírito Santo | 694 | 0.018% |
| Mato Grosso | 605 | 0.017% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 595 | 0.022% |
| Piauí | 435 | 0.013% |
| Tocantins | 198 | 0.013% |
| Rondônia | 192 | 0.012% |
| Amapá | 131 | 0.018% |
| Roraima | 114 | 0.018% |
| Acre | 111 | 0.013% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Vivian
Wiktionary records Vivian in Portuguese as an unadapted borrowing from English Vivian and gives Vívian as the adapted form. Behind the Name traces the name to Latin Vivianus, derived from vivus, 'alive'; Wiktionary gives this origin as probable and also cites the Latin feminine form Viviana. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 54,722 people named Vivian, peaking among those born in the 1980s. The name is almost always female and, proportionally, most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Vivian · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Vivian · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Vivian · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Vivian
What does the name Vivian mean?
Vivian means “from Latin Vivianus, from vivus, 'alive'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Vivian in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 54,722 people with the first name Vivian, which ranks it number 531 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Vivian a boy's or a girl's name?
Vivian is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 54,444 women and 278 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Vivian?
Vivian is a name of English and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Vivian most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.044% of the state's population is named Vivian (7,011 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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