Head to head · Girls' names
Rosalie vs Vivienne
#171 vs #172 in 2025
Rosalie is a whisker ahead (#171 vs #172 in 2025), but the curves point different ways: Rosalie is holding its place on the charts, Vivienne is climbing the charts fast. On momentum, Vivienne has the edge.
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The tale of the tape
On the charts, Rosalie leads 5 measures of 6; Vivienne leads 1.
Ranks, counts and years are measured in the official US birth record; the classroom and living figures are estimates computed from it. The dot marks the side each measure favours on the charts — more common, not better.
What the records say
146 years of US births, drawn on one scale
Two curves, one scale
Who owned which decade
- 1880s: Rosalie #297, Vivienne — — Rosalie higher
- 1890s: Rosalie #302, Vivienne #1299 — Rosalie higher
- 1900s: Rosalie #262, Vivienne #1318 — Rosalie higher
- 1910s: Rosalie #215, Vivienne #769 — Rosalie higher
- 1920s: Rosalie #185, Vivienne #918 — Rosalie higher
- 1930s: Rosalie #169, Vivienne #1554 — Rosalie higher
- 1940s: Rosalie #190, Vivienne #1602 — Rosalie higher
- 1950s: Rosalie #333, Vivienne #1922 — Rosalie higher
- 1960s: Rosalie #527, Vivienne #3061 — Rosalie higher
- 1970s: Rosalie #833, Vivienne #5305 — Rosalie higher
- 1980s: Rosalie #940, Vivienne #6573 — Rosalie higher
- 1990s: Rosalie #1250, Vivienne #3981 — Rosalie higher
- 2000s: Rosalie #1389, Vivienne #1799 — Rosalie higher
- 2010s: Rosalie #337, Vivienne #296 — Vivienne higher
- 2020s: Rosalie #182, Vivienne #245 — Rosalie higher
Rosalie stood higher in 14 of 15 decades; Rosalie took the 2020s.
Rank by decade
| Decade | Rosalie | Vivienne |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | #297 | — |
| 1890s | #302 | #1299 |
| 1900s | #262 | #1318 |
| 1910s | #215 | #769 |
| 1920s | #185 | #918 |
| 1930s | #169 | #1554 |
| 1940s | #190 | #1602 |
| 1950s | #333 | #1922 |
| 1960s | #527 | #3061 |
| 1970s | #833 | #5305 |
| 1980s | #940 | #6573 |
| 1990s | #1250 | #3981 |
| 2000s | #1389 | #1799 |
| 2010s | #337 | #296 |
| 2020s | #182 | #245 |
Average national rank across each decade. A dash means the name sat outside the recorded top of that decade.
Around the world
Rosalie
- Canada#63
Vivienne
Not charting outside the US.
National statistics offices, latest published year.
The names themselves
Meaning, roots, sound and the people who carried each
Where each name comes from
Rosalie
rose
From Latin rosa, by way of the name Rosalia.
Rosa → Rosalia → Rosalie
How it traveled
The root is Latin rosa. Rosalia was both a Roman spring festival at which tombs were decorated with roses and, later, a personal name — borne by Saint Rosalia of Palermo, a twelfth-century hermit who became the city's patron and whose cult spread the name through Sicily and Italy.
Vivienne
alive, living
From Latin vivus, "alive", through the Roman name Vivianus and its feminine Viviana.
Vivianus → Viviana → Viviane → Vivienne
How it traveled
The root is the Roman name Vivianus, formed from the Latin vivus, "alive". Its feminine, Viviana, passed into Old French as Viviane and Vivienne, and it was in French Arthurian prose romance of the thirteenth century that Viviane became the name of the Lady of the Lake.
Where a reading is contested the note says so — this page does not turn a guess into a fact. The chain is each name's recorded forms, oldest first; the story is its opening, told in full on the name's own page.
Out loud, and in short
Rosalie
ROH-zuh-lee
Also commonly ROZ-uh-lee, with a short first vowel; both are accepted in American English. In French the stress moves to the end: roh-zah-LEE.
- Rosie — The everyday short form, used for centuries; also given as a name on its own.
- Rose — Formal-sounding shortening that stands fully as an independent given name.
- Rosa — Used where Italian, Spanish or German is spoken in the family; a full name elsewhere.
- Ro — Informal, mostly within families and among friends.
- Also Lee.
Vivienne
viv-ee-EN
Also widely said VIV-ee-en with the weight on the first syllable; both are accepted in American English. The French original puts the stress on the final syllable, which is where the four-beat version comes from.
- Viv — The standard short form across the whole Vivian family, and used on its own in casual speech and in print.
- Vivi — Informal, common with small children; sometimes written Vivvy.
- Vee — Initial-based and very informal, used within families and among friends.
- Vivie — An older written short form, appearing in English texts of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Who has carried each name
Rosalie
No documented entry for Rosalie yet.
Vivienne
Vivienne Westwood (b. 1941) — The designer who brought punk to fashion
Source: Wikidata — the one source on this page that is not an official agency.
Is it right for you
The differences that decide it, laid out by what you want
Choose by what you want
Choose Rosalie if you want…
- a name holding steadyRosalie is holding its place on the charts
- a name that charts abroad tooRosalie is on the national lists of Canada
- a long American recordRosalie was already in use when US records began in 1880
- a name that ages quietlyan estimated 25% chance of feeling dated by 2040, against 54% for Vivienne
Choose Vivienne if you want…
- a name on the way upup 89 places on the charts in five years
- a newer arrivalVivienne entered the US charts in 1895
- a name that feels very nowVivienne is climbing the charts fast
Each line is a measured difference between the two names — a rank, a count, a recorded form — never a judgement of either. Save the one that answers your question; it lands on your shortlist.
The trade-offs, name by name
Rosalie
Strengths
- Meaning is settled and easy to say in one word: rose.
- Ready-made short forms — Rosie, Rose, Rosa — all of them long established, so nothing has to be invented.
- Recognizable across French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish and Hungarian, with only small changes of spelling.
To consider
- It sits in a crowded neighborhood of similar names — Rosalyn, Rosalind, Rosalia, Rosalee — so expect occasional corrections, especially in writing and over the phone.
- Two pronunciations circulate, ROH-zuh-lee and ROZ-uh-lee. Neither is wrong, but you will be asked which one you use.
- Rosie is such a natural shortening that the full name may end up reserved for forms and formal introductions.
Vivienne
Strengths
- Two well-worn short forms, Viv and Vivi, both in real use for generations and neither invented for the occasion.
- A documented line running from Latin through French to English, with a meaning that is settled rather than argued over.
- The same name exists in French, Italian and Spanish, so it travels without translation.
To consider
- Three spellings compete — Vivian, Vivien and Vivienne — and all three are legitimate. Expect to spell it out at appointments and on forms for life.
- Vivian has a long history as a man's name in Britain and as a surname, so the wider family reads as unisex even though this spelling does not.
- The pronunciation splits between viv-ee-EN and VIV-ee-en, and both will be used by people meeting her for the first time.
Documented properties of each name — how it spells, travels and shortens — not opinions about the child.
How each is likely to age
Rosalie
25%chance Rosalie feels dated by 2040
Rosalie peaked long ago yet still holds steady — names that survive their own wave usually settle into quiet, durable classics.
Vivienne
54%chance Vivienne feels dated by 2040
Vivienne is climbing fast right now. Steep climbs tend to come with steep descents — the quicker a name arrives, the more firmly it belongs to its moment.
A reading of where each name sits on the long naming cycle — computed, not measured, and explained on the data page.
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Rosalie or Vivienne — the short answers
- Which is more popular, Rosalie or Vivienne?
- Rosalie, in 2025: Rosalie ranked #171 with 1,797 babies; Vivienne ranked #172 with 1,786 babies.
- Which name is rising faster, Rosalie or Vivienne?
- Vivienne. Over the last five years Rosalie moved up 27 places; Vivienne moved up 89 places.
- Which is the older name, Rosalie or Vivienne?
- Rosalie was already in use when US records began in 1880; Vivienne entered the US charts in 1895. On the American record, Rosalie is the older name.
- How many people are named Rosalie and Vivienne?
- About 48,000 people named Rosalie are estimated to be alive in the US today. About 22,000 people named Vivienne are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- Will there be other Rosalies or Viviennes in the classroom?
- Rosalie will almost certainly be the only one in school. Vivienne will almost certainly be the only one in school.
US figures from the Social Security Administration, 1880–2025; international figures from national statistics agencies. Votes are battle voters on this site, not the birth record. Data & methodology
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