Fun Facts About the Name Vienna
- More than 7 thousand babies named Vienna: U.S. records list 7,563 babies given the name Vienna from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Vienna Mean?
Vienna is the English form of the Latin and Italian name for the Austrian capital, ultimately from Vindobona, the name of the Roman settlement on that site. The usual analysis of Vindobona treats it as Celtic: the first element is connected to a Celtic word windo- meaning "white" or "fair" (related to Old Irish find and Welsh gwyn), and the second element, -bona, is generally explained as "base," "foundation," or "settlement." On that reading the literal sense is something like "white foundation" or "fair settlement."
The second element is the disputed part. Some accounts relate -bona to a word for "bottom" or "lower ground," and others see in it a personal name, so the exact sense of the compound is not settled. What is clear is that the English Vienna is not a translation of the German name of the city, Wien, but a borrowing of the Latin/Italian form.
Vienna Name History & Origins
The name first appears as Vindobona, a Roman legionary camp on the Danube in the province of Pannonia, established in the first century AD. Roman-era sources and inscriptions use the name for the fort and for the civilian settlement that grew beside it. That settlement became the city called Wien in German and Vienna in Latin and Italian; English took the city's name from the Latin/Italian form, which is why the Austrian capital is Vienna rather than a form of Wien in English.
The German name Wien developed from the same root as Vindobona, though the precise sound changes that produced it are debated, and the city's name is also tied to the small river Wien that flows into the Danube. The Latin/Italian Vienna passed into English as a place name and later as a given name.
As a girl's name in English, Vienna belongs to the wider use of place names as personal names, in the company of names such as Florence and Siena. The American singer-songwriter Vienna Teng is a well-known bearer of the name, and Billy Joel's 1977 song "Vienna" is a familiar cultural reference to the city.
How Popular is the Name Vienna?
Vienna recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #434 in 2025.
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 | #434 | 712 | 0.0443% |
| 2024 | #531 | 574 | 0.0356% |
| 2023 | #690 | 421 | 0.0263% |
| 2022 | #674 | 432 | 0.0264% |
| 2021 | #846 | 327 | 0.0199% |
| 2020 | #807 | 337 | 0.0209% |
| 2019 | #755 | 372 | 0.0222% |
| 2018 | #868 | 313 | 0.0184% |
| 2017 | #902 | 298 | 0.0173% |
| 2016 | #940 | 292 | 0.0165% |
| 2015 | #926 | 297 | 0.0166% |
| 2014 | #1,029 | 254 | 0.0142% |
| 2013 | #1,014 | 247 | 0.0141% |
| 2012 | #1,147 | 216 | 0.0123% |
| 2011 | #1,110 | 223 | 0.0127% |
| 2010 | #1,104 | 225 | 0.0127% |
| 2009 | #1,658 | 135 | 0.0073% |
| 2008 | #1,703 | 132 | 0.0070% |
| 2007 | #1,937 | 107 | 0.0056% |
| 2006 | #2,163 | 90 | 0.0047% |
| 2005 | #2,002 | 95 | 0.0051% |
| 2004 | #2,739 | 60 | 0.0033% |
| 2003 | #2,997 | 51 | 0.0028% |
| 2002 | #3,460 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2001 | #3,483 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2000 | #3,166 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 1999 | #2,894 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 1998 | #2,927 | 45 | 0.0025% |
| 1997 | #3,158 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 1996 | #4,304 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1995 | #4,843 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1994 | #4,372 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1993 | #4,519 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #4,231 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1991 | #3,929 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #4,376 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1989 | #4,352 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1988 | #4,649 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1987 | #4,658 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #3,886 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1985 | #4,854 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #6,793 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #8,026 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #6,875 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #5,246 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #12,107 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #5,089 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #9,722 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #11,291 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #4,607 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #5,504 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #6,886 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #5,567 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1972 | #8,257 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #5,405 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #5,442 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #5,139 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #4,973 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #5,798 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #5,794 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #4,629 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #4,526 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #3,030 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1961 | #3,598 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1960 | #3,508 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1959 | #2,867 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1958 | #4,879 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #2,925 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1956 | #2,719 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1955 | #2,278 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1954 | #2,445 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1953 | #5,016 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #4,810 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #6,031 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #5,274 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,210 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1944 | #5,211 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #3,241 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1942 | #4,109 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1941 | #3,240 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #2,726 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1939 | #3,769 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1938 | #4,322 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #2,929 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1936 | #4,826 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #4,857 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #4,941 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #3,264 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1931 | #4,934 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #2,835 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1929 | #3,127 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1927 | #4,265 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1926 | #3,035 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1925 | #3,111 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1924 | #3,375 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1923 | #2,585 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1922 | #2,100 | 19 | 0.0016% |
| 1921 | #2,933 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1920 | #2,352 | 16 | 0.0013% |
| 1919 | #1,985 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1918 | #1,802 | 22 | 0.0019% |
| 1917 | #2,305 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1916 | #1,529 | 25 | 0.0024% |
| 1915 | #1,255 | 32 | 0.0033% |
| 1914 | #1,600 | 18 | 0.0024% |
| 1913 | #1,305 | 20 | 0.0032% |
| 1912 | #1,472 | 15 | 0.0027% |
| 1911 | #1,948 | 8 | 0.0019% |
| 1910 | #1,516 | 11 | 0.0028% |
| 1909 | #1,949 | 7 | 0.0020% |
| 1908 | #1,435 | 10 | 0.0030% |
| 1907 | #1,635 | 8 | 0.0025% |
| 1906 | #1,938 | 6 | 0.0020% |
| 1901 | #1,930 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1900 | #1,556 | 8 | 0.0027% |
| 1899 | #1,831 | 5 | 0.0021% |
| 1882 | #1,022 | 5 | 0.0046% |
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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How the Name Vienna Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fixed in your opinions, firm in your friendships and square in your dealings with others. You are an excellent worker. Since you are both possessive and emotional, you can be either very practical or very impractical and unpredictable. Your dual nature needs to become steadfast. You are the marrying kind. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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