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Baby name
Vivian
Girl
Origin of the name
Vivian comes from the Latin Vivianus, linked to vivus, “alive.”
Classic name
228,172births since 1880
1920sgeneration
No. 64rank at its peak, in 1920
Where babies named Vivian are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Vivian is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Vivian is most common in North Dakota (1.7 times), South Dakota (1.5) and South Carolina (1.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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