Collette vs Vivien
Collette and Viviencompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1988, Collette was ranked #407 and Vivien #492 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Collette was ranked #4843 and Vivien #1406 among girls in England and Wales.
Collette and Vivien over time
Collette and Vivien appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Collette reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Vivien in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Collette and Vivien changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1988, ending at #407 and #492.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Collette #179 in 1967, Vivien #243 in 1968.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2024
Collette held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Vivien in 12.
Highest recorded here: Collette #717 in 1996, Vivien #963 in 2014.
The order changed in 2004: Vivien moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #1843 and #4373; by 2004 that had become #2530 and #1383.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Collette #4843, Vivien #1406.
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1964–1988
Collette held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Vivien in 1.
Highest recorded here: Collette #179 in 1967, Vivien #243 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1988: Collette #407, Vivien #492.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Collette | Vivien |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #1406 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Collette has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Vivien.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Collette
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1996
Highest recorded position: #179 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–1996).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Vivien
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2022
Highest recorded position: #243 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1964–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1406 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls