Vivi
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, equivalent to Danish Vivi.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Vivi (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Vivi has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. 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.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 7 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 8 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 11 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 2,244 |
| 2000 | 2,175 |
| 2001 | 2,105 |
| 2002 | 2,042 |
| 2003 | 1,979 |
| 2004 | 1,922 |
| 2005 | 1,861 |
| 2006 | 1,808 |
| 2007 | 1,741 |
| 2008 | 1,678 |
| 2009 | 1,611 |
| 2010 | 1,555 |
| 2011 | 1,489 |
| 2012 | 1,437 |
| 2013 | 1,375 |
| 2014 | 1,325 |
| 2015 | 1,263 |
| 2016 | 1,211 |
| 2017 | 1,151 |
| 2018 | 1,102 |
| 2019 | 1,054 |
| 2020 | 993 |
Vivi in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Vivi.Hi! My name is Vivi.
- Vivi ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Vivi called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Vivi i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Vivi this afternoon.
- Vivis mamma är lärare.Vivi's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Vivis mamma is Vivi's mum.
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Questions about Vivi
How do you pronounce Vivi in Swedish?
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What does the name Vivi mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name, equivalent to Danish Vivi.
How popular is Vivi in Sweden?
11 babies were named Vivi in 2022. In 2020, 993 people in Sweden had Vivi as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2021 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
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.