Viana
Viana was the 4062nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 3730th with 41 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 655 places. More babies were named Viana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Vienna) the city of Vienna (origin disputed) · Latin, Celtic, German
- Rank in 2025
- #4,062 girls, up 477 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202141 babies
- Total since 1880
- 830babies recorded
What does the name Viana mean?
Viana is a spelling of Vienna, pronounced the same way, so it shares Vienna's meaning and origin.
Vienna is the English name of the capital of Austria, used as a girls' name. English took it from Italian and Medieval Latin Vienna, which renders German Wien. Wiktionary calls the deeper origin disputed: it may come from the Roman name Vindobona or from a Celtic word reconstructed as Vedunia, perhaps "forest stream," from a root meaning wood. A separate ancient Vienna, now Vienne in France, has an uncertain name. As a given name Vienna has been used in the US since the 1880s.
Wien (German, “Vienna”)*Vedunia (Celtic (reconstructed), “perhaps forest stream”)
How sure is this? Disputed. Wiktionary lists rival explanations (Vindobona; Celtic *Vedunia) without choosing.
Related names: Wien, Vienne.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Vienna' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Vienna' (Italian section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Viana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,062 | 36 |
| 2020 | #4,539 | 30 |
| 2010 | #4,728 | 31 |
| 2000 | #6,792 | 16 |
| 1990 | #8,475 | 10 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Viana, counting every spelling?
Viana is a spelling of Vienna, a name family that ranked #435 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,062 for Viana on its own. Together these spellings went to 754 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vienna | 712 | #434 | 2,467 |
| Viana | 36 | #4,062 | 180 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Viana?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Viana (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Viana born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Viana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Viana?
About 800 people born in the US named Viana are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 6 and 23. That makes Viana mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Viana by state
How common Viana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.6×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Viana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Viana, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Viana
What does Viana mean?
Viana is a spelling of Vienna, usually explained as “the city of Vienna (origin disputed)”, but this is disputed. Certainty: disputed.
How popular is the name Viana?
Viana was the 4062nd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 3730th with 41 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 655 places. More babies were named Viana in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Viana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Viana in the US.
Where is Viana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Viana was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Michigan.