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Vicki vs Vivienne

Vicki 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, Vicki was ranked #36 and Vivienne #94 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2004, Vicki was ranked #677 and Vivienne #340 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2012, Vicki was ranked #5876 and Vivienne #556 among girls in England and Wales.

Vicki and Vivienne over time

Vicki and Vivienne appear together in 3 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Vivienne held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Vicki 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.

Vivienne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Vicki 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.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 19732004

    Vicki held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Vivienne in 22.

    Highest recorded here: Vicki #287 in 1987, Vivienne #188 in 1977.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2004: Vicki #677, Vivienne #340.

  • England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 19962012

    Vicki held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Vivienne in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Vicki #848 in 1996, Vivienne #556 in 2012.

    The order changed in 1999: Vivienne moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #1319 and #1571; by 1999 that had become #1970 and #1216.

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Vicki #5876, Vivienne #556.

  • New Zealand · Girls10 shared years, 19541963

    Vicki held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Vivienne in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Vicki #30 in 1959, Vivienne #73 in 1956.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1963: Vicki #36, 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

Side-by-side comparison of Vicki, Vivienne
FieldVickiVivienne
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #5876 (2012)Republic of Ireland · Girls #304 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Vicki has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Vivienne.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Vicki

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #38 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–1975

    Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1956 (recorded 1952–1975).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2012

    Most recently recorded at #5876 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012.

    England and Wales · Girls

Vivienne

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1954–1963

    Highest recorded position: #73 among girls in New Zealand, in 1956 (recorded 1954–1963).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #403 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls