girl's name
Vienna
vee-EN-a
- Origin Celtic
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 12,066
the United States
#434
2025 births
Vienna is a girl's name taken from the Austrian capital, whose own name is Celtic and unresolved. The likeliest reading is "white settlement" or "forest stream," from a pre-Roman name for the river there.
- Vienna is a name of Celtic origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 712 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 4,656 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1882.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Vienna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1900s | 44 |
| 1910s | 185 |
| 1920s | 110 |
| 1930s | 63 |
| 1940s | 64 |
| 1950s | 121 |
| 1960s | 107 |
| 1970s | 84 |
| 1980s | 144 |
| 1990s | 298 |
| 2000s | 793 |
| 2010s | 2,738 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,804 |
What Vienna means
Vienna's meaning is not settled. The city name is generally traced to a Celtic root, with white settlement and forest stream the leading readings — neither demonstrated.
Where Vienna comes from
Vienna is the English form of Wien, whose origin is genuinely obscure. The Roman camp there was Vindobona, from a Celtic vindo, white or fair, with bona, a settlement — but the modern Wien appears to descend from a separate Celtic name for the river Wien, possibly meaning forest stream. The two may be connected or not; scholars differ. Its use as a given name is modern and American, part of the same place-name wave as Brooklyn, Savannah and Sienna.
Vienna in use
Our data shows Vienna peaking in 2025 and still rising, at 207 in England and Wales against 434 in the United States. It first appears in our records in 1882. Unlike most place names in our data it is climbing faster in Britain than America, which reverses the usual pattern for this category.
How popular is Vienna?
In 2025, Vienna was given to 712 babies in the United States, ranking #434 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Vienna is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Vienna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Vienna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Vienna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Vienna
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Vienna in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Vienna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Vienna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Vienna
What does the name Vienna mean?
Not settled. The city's name is Celtic, with "white settlement" and "forest stream" the leading readings.
Why is Vienna called Wien in German?
Wien appears to come from a Celtic name for the river there, while the Roman camp was separately called Vindobona.
Is Vienna a place name?
Yes, and its use as a first name is modern — part of the same wave as Brooklyn, Savannah and Sienna.
How popular is the name Vienna?
In 2025, Vienna was given to 712 babies in the United States, ranking #434 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Vienna a girl's or a boy's name?
Vienna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Vienna?
Vienna has 3 syllables.
When was Vienna most popular?
Vienna peaked in 2025, when 712 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Vienna?
Vienna is usually shortened to Vi and Enna.
Is Vienna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Vienna currently ranks #195 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.