Muna vs Vivian
Muna and Viviancompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2021, Muna was ranked #487 and Vivian #458 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Muna was ranked #2411 and Vivian #1262 among girls in England and Wales.
Muna and Vivian over time
Muna and Vivian appear together in 2 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Vivian held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Muna in 0.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Muna and Vivian changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1969 and 2021, ending at #487 and #458.
- Longest-running competitions
Muna and Vivian were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1969 to 2021, ending at #487 and #458.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1969–2021
Muna held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Vivian in 36.
Highest recorded here: Muna #279 in 1990, Vivian #110 in 1969.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Muna #487, Vivian #458.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Muna held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Vivian in 16.
Highest recorded here: Muna #645 in 2005, Vivian #909 in 2015.
The order changed in 2009: Vivian moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #1034 and #1718; by 2009 that had become #1105 and #958.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Muna #2411, Vivian #1262.
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 | Muna | Vivian |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Muna and Vivian both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Muna
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #515 among girls in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2021
Highest recorded position: #279 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1969–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Vivian
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #335 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #110 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls