Vienna
Vienna was the 434th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 712 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 492 places. More babies were named Vienna in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning the city of Vienna (origin disputed) · Latin, Celtic, German
Say it vee-EN-uh /viˈɛnə/
- Rank in 2025
- #434 girls, up 373 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 712girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025712 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,565babies recorded
What does the name Vienna mean?
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)
Vienna popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #434 | 712 |
| 2020 | #807 | 337 |
| 2010 | #1,104 | 225 |
| 2000 | #3,166 | 44 |
| 1990 | #4,376 | 23 |
| 1980 | #12,106 | 5 |
| 1970 | #5,405 | 10 |
| 1960 | #3,508 | 14 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #2,726 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,835 | 11 |
| 1920 | #2,352 | 16 |
| 1910 | #1,516 | 11 |
| 1900 | #1,556 | 8 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Vienna, counting every spelling?
Vienna is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #435 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #434 for Vienna 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 Vienna?
712 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Vienna (0.20 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Vienna 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 12 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Vienna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Vienna?
About 7,000 people born in the US named Vienna are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Vienna a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Vienna by state
How common Vienna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (4.2×), Utah (3.1×), Pennsylvania (3.0×), Minnesota (2.8×), Wisconsin (2.6×). In 17 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 Vienna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Vienna, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Vienna · Sibling names for Vienna
Questions about the name Vienna
What does Vienna mean?
Vienna is usually explained as “the city of Vienna (origin disputed)”, but this is disputed. Certainty: disputed.
How popular is the name Vienna?
Vienna was the 434th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 712 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 492 places. More babies were named Vienna in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Vienna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Vienna in the US.
Where is Vienna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Vienna was most common in New Jersey (1.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and South Dakota.