Entry № 2551 · English, Latin origin

Vivien Vivien — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ VIV-ee-en /
Gender
Girl
Origin
English, Latin
Meaning
"Alive (Vivien Leigh — Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche DuBois)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Latin)

A name that means "alive (vivien leigh — scarlett o'hara and blanche dubois)".

Vivien is from the Latin vivus (alive). **Vivien Leigh (1913-1967)** was the **British actress who won two Best Actress Oscars** — for **Scarlett O'Hara in *Gone with the Wind* (1939) and Blanche DuBois in *A Streetcar Named Desire* (1951)** — among the most iconic performances in Hollywood history. **Married to Laurence Olivier from 1940-1960**, she struggled throughout her career with bipolar disorder and tuberculosis. Died at 53.

Subject of Hugo Vickers's *Vivien Leigh* (1988).

Alive. Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche DuBois — two Best Actress Oscars.

The name in its native script.

Vivien
Transliteration
Vivien
Pronunciation
/ ˈvɪv.i.ɛn /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Vivien stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Vivien · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Viviens before her.

Real people
Vivien Leigh
British actress.
1913 – 1967
In fiction
Vivien
Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind.
1939

Names connected to Vivien.

The number behind Vivien.

5

The Free Spirit

Vivien reduces to five — the number of Scarlett and Blanche.

Why families chose this name.

"Scarlett O'Hara. Six letters. Vivien."
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