Vivan
Meaning and origin
A diminutive of Viveka and Vivianne, also associated with the flower name gullviva (“cowslip”).
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Vivan (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Few babies have been given the name since 1998; it belongs mostly to older generations. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | – |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | – |
| 2014 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,221 |
| 2000 | 2,162 |
| 2001 | 2,090 |
| 2002 | 2,010 |
| 2003 | 1,944 |
| 2004 | 1,873 |
| 2005 | 1,803 |
| 2006 | 1,737 |
| 2007 | 1,666 |
| 2008 | 1,584 |
| 2009 | 1,508 |
| 2010 | 1,428 |
| 2011 | 1,356 |
| 2012 | 1,285 |
| 2013 | 1,222 |
| 2014 | 1,171 |
| 2015 | 1,108 |
| 2016 | 1,036 |
| 2017 | 955 |
| 2018 | 904 |
| 2019 | 852 |
| 2020 | 792 |
Vivan in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Vivan.Hi! My name is Vivan.
- Vivan bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Vivan lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Jag ska fika med Vivan i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Vivan this afternoon.
- Vivans mamma är lärare.Vivan's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Vivans mamma is Vivan's mum.
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Questions about Vivan
How do you pronounce Vivan in Swedish?
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What does the name Vivan mean?
A diminutive of Viveka and Vivianne, also associated with the flower name gullviva (“cowslip”).
How popular is Vivan in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Vivan in 2022. In 2020, 792 people in Sweden had Vivan as the first name they go by.
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.