Viana: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,062

among girls · ↑316 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Viana · +9% vs 2024

How common

1 in 44,646

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2021

41 babies

All-time total

830

#8,532 all-time among girls

First recorded

1916

in Social Security records

Viana popularity over time

830 babies have been named Viana since 1916, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	6	1	–	#4,381
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	5	1	–	#5,052
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	17	2	–	#5,183
1960s	6	1	-65%	#6,567
1970s	5	1	-17%	#11,420
1980s	33	3	+560%	#9,284
1990s	90	9	+173%	#5,941
2000s	181	18	+101%	#4,669
2010s	277	28	+53%	#4,448
2020s (to 2025)	210	35	+26%	#3,730

Where Viana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	37	0.02	outside top 500
2027	38	0.02	outside top 500
2028	39	0.02	outside top 500
2029	40	0.02	outside top 500
2030	41	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Viana

Viana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,062 in 2025 with 36 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 830 American babies have been named Viana. Its peak came in 2021, when 41 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Viana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Viana?

The median living Viana is about 12 years old; half are between 5 and 22. An estimated 800 people named Viana are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Viana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	36	#4,062
2024	33	#4,378
2023	31	#4,560
2022	39	#3,886
2021	41	#3,730
2020	30	#4,539
2019	29	#4,769
2018	27	#5,002
2017	31	#4,573
2016	26	#5,277
2015	30	#4,717
2014	33	#4,448
2013	25	#5,477
2012	18	#7,126
2011	27	#5,201
2010	31	#4,728
2009	32	#4,669
2008	20	#6,789
2007	20	#6,800
2006	17	#7,463
2005	10	#10,883
2004	23	#5,543
2003	18	#6,568
2002	10	#10,213
2001	15	#7,305
2000	16	#6,792
1995	–	–
1990	10	#8,475
1985	7	#9,284
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	7	#5,183
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Viana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Viana?

The median living Viana is about 12 years old. Half of all living Vianas are between 5 and 22 years old.

How many people named Viana are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Viana are alive in the United States, based on 830 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Viana in 2025?

Viana ranked #4,062 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 36 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Viana?

830 babies have been named Viana in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Viana most popular?

Viana peaked in 2021, when 41 newborns received the name.

Is Viana a boy or girl name?

Viana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Viana rising or falling?

Viana is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Viana become more popular?

Viana is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 41 girls named Viana in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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