Vivek
Vivek is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.
- Verdict
- Male
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- United States, India and Sri Lanka
- US records 1880–2017
- 1,708 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Vivek
If you do not know Vivek’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Vivek,” in English, “Guten Tag Vivek,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Vivek,
German
Guten Tag Vivek,
French
Bonjour Vivek,
Spanish
Estimado/a Vivek:
Chinese
Vivek您好：
Japanese
Vivek様
English
Hi Vivek,
German
Hi Vivek,
French
Salut Vivek,
Spanish
Hola Vivek,
Chinese
Vivek你好：
Japanese
Vivekさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | man's name |
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | man's name |
United States birth data
1,708 male · 0 female · 1,708 births recorded
Records from 1980–2017: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Vivek a male or female name?
Vivek is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Vivek in an email?
If you do not know Vivek’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Vivek,” in English, “Guten Tag Vivek,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.
Is Vivek a unisex name?
Vivek is classified as generally male in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.
DearWho, "Is Vivek a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/vivek. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_vivek,
title = {Is Vivek a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/vivek},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}