Fun Facts About the Name Vianna
- More than 1 thousand babies named Vianna: U.S. records list 1,834 babies given the name Vianna from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Vianna Mean?
Vianna is a feminine given name used in English and a variant spelling of the Portuguese place name and surname Viana. The meaning of the underlying name is uncertain. In Portuguese, Viana is a toponymic surname taken from towns such as Viana do Castelo and Viana do Alentejo. The place name's origin is not firmly established. The double-n spelling Vianna reflects an older Portuguese orthographic convention rather than a separate root.
Vianna Name History & Origins
Vianna is chiefly a surname and place-name spelling in the Portuguese-speaking world, sharing its source with the Portuguese Viana. The towns named Viana - especially Viana do Castelo in northern Portugal and Viana do Alentejo in the south - gave rise to hereditary surnames. In older Portuguese writing, doubled consonants such as nn were more common; modern Portuguese spelling usually simplifies the surname to Viana, while Vianna remains a traditional family-name spelling. As a given name, Vianna is used in English-speaking countries, where it is a feminine name. It is distinct from Vienna, the name of the Austrian city, which has a separate etymology.
How Popular is the Name Vianna?
Vianna has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2010. Its best rank was #1,523 in 1890.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,026 | 55 | 0.0034% |
| 2024 | #3,006 | 55 | 0.0034% |
| 2023 | #2,698 | 65 | 0.0041% |
| 2022 | #2,656 | 66 | 0.0040% |
| 2021 | #2,668 | 65 | 0.0040% |
| 2020 | #2,884 | 57 | 0.0035% |
| 2019 | #2,812 | 60 | 0.0036% |
| 2018 | #3,340 | 48 | 0.0028% |
| 2017 | #3,764 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 2016 | #3,519 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 2015 | #3,698 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2014 | #3,710 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2013 | #3,696 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2012 | #4,208 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2011 | #3,657 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 2010 | #2,359 | 81 | 0.0046% |
| 2009 | #4,266 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2008 | #4,081 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2007 | #3,598 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 2006 | #4,069 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2005 | #4,573 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2004 | #4,089 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2003 | #4,103 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2002 | #2,974 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 2001 | #3,362 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2000 | #4,287 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1999 | #3,566 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1998 | #4,135 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1997 | #5,405 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1996 | #4,051 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1995 | #4,212 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1994 | #7,088 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #5,666 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #8,049 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #7,415 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #5,828 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1989 | #12,319 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #7,100 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #11,272 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #8,501 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #10,646 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #12,130 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #12,020 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #9,210 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #9,719 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #10,861 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #10,575 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1971 | #9,609 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #8,675 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #5,872 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #7,552 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #4,225 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1960 | #5,156 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #4,507 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,924 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1956 | #5,304 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #5,802 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #5,730 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #5,648 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #3,368 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #3,707 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1949 | #6,030 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #4,190 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #3,230 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1946 | #4,400 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #3,667 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #5,208 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #4,178 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1941 | #5,054 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #3,414 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #2,108 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1935 | #3,416 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1934 | #4,940 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #3,663 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #5,391 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1927 | #4,264 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1926 | #3,858 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1924 | #5,855 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1921 | #2,932 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1920 | #4,376 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #3,792 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1918 | #2,809 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #5,279 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1916 | #3,902 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1915 | #2,680 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1913 | #2,810 | 7 | 0.0011% |
| 1911 | #2,448 | 6 | 0.0014% |
| 1906 | #2,206 | 5 | 0.0017% |
| 1905 | #1,690 | 7 | 0.0024% |
| 1904 | #2,155 | 5 | 0.0018% |
| 1902 | #2,029 | 5 | 0.0019% |
| 1895 | #1,797 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1890 | #1,523 | 5 | 0.0026% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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