Vivien
Meaning
"alive, living, lively"
Origin: Latin
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #1,714
- Total SSA Count
- 118
- Syllables
- 3
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Viv, Vivi
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"alive, living, lively"
Origin: Latin
"yarrow plant"
Origin: English
Vivien is more popular, ranked #1714 vs #9348 for Yarrow.
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Vivien is more popular, ranked #1714 compared to Yarrow at #9348 in the United States.
Vivien means "alive, living, lively" (Latin origin). Yarrow means "yarrow plant" (English origin).
Vivien is primarily a girl name. Yarrow is primarily a boy name.