Debra vs Vivienne
Debra and Viviennecompared 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.
New Zealand · Girls
In 1963, Debra was ranked #26 and Vivienne #94 among girls in New Zealand.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2004, Debra was ranked #677 and Vivienne #340 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Debra was ranked #5891 and Vivienne #395 among girls in England and Wales.
Debra and Vivienne over time
Debra and Vivienne appear together in 3 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Vivienne held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Debra in 1.
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.
Debra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Vivienne in 1. 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Debra and Vivienne were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 33 years, from 1964 to 2004, ending at #677 and #340.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Debra #230 in 1970, Vivienne #137 in 1971.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1964–2004
Debra held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Vivienne in 31.
Highest recorded here: Debra #230 in 1970, Vivienne #137 in 1971.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Debra #677, Vivienne #340.
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 1996–2024
Debra held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Vivienne in 13.
Highest recorded here: Debra #1364 in 1996, Vivienne #385 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Debra #5891, Vivienne #395.
New Zealand · Girls9 shared years, 1955–1963
Debra held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Vivienne in 1.
Highest recorded here: Debra #17 in 1959, Vivienne #73 in 1956.
The order changed in 1956: Debra moved ahead. In 1955 they stood at #90 and #85; by 1956 that had become #70 and #73.
Most recent shared year, 1963: Debra #26, Vivienne #94.
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 | Debra | Vivienne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #304 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Debra has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Vivienne.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Debra
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #75 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1953–1973
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1958 (recorded 1953–1973).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Vivienne
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #77 among girls in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1963
Highest recorded position: #73 among girls in New Zealand, in 1956 (recorded 1954–1963).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #304 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls