Vienna: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#434

among girls · ↑98 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

712

named Vienna · +24% vs 2024

How common

1 in 2,257

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2025

712 babies

All-time total

7,565

#1,968 all-time among girls

First recorded

1882

in Social Security records

Vienna popularity over time

7,565 babies have been named Vienna since 1882, 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	5	1	–	#1,022
1890s	5	1	0%	#1,831
1900s	44	4	+780%	#1,435
1910s	185	19	+320%	#1,255
1920s	110	11	-41%	#2,100
1930s	63	6	-43%	#2,835
1940s	64	6	+2%	#2,726
1950s	121	12	+89%	#2,278
1960s	107	11	-12%	#3,030
1970s	84	8	-21%	#4,608
1980s	144	14	+71%	#3,886
1990s	298	30	+107%	#2,894
2000s	793	79	+166%	#1,658
2010s	2,738	274	+245%	#755
2020s (to 2025)	2,804	467	+71%	#434

Where Vienna 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	784	0.49	#397
2027	850	0.53	#359
2028	911	0.57	#336
2029	966	0.60	#316
2030	1,016	0.63	#301

Where Vienna is most popular

Girls named Vienna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.304 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Utah, and South Dakota.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Vienna born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
New Jersey	230	1.27	+319%
Utah	79	0.949	+212%
South Dakota	13	0.911	+199%
Pennsylvania	212	0.897	+195%
Minnesota	93	0.862	+183%
Wisconsin	83	0.806	+165%
Iowa	42	0.719	+136%
Connecticut	40	0.688	+126%
New York	250	0.631	+108%
Massachusetts	76	0.629	+107%
Oregon	36	0.553	+82%
Nebraska	18	0.501	+65%
California	379	0.451	+48%
Washington	64	0.443	+46%
Michigan	79	0.434	+43%
Rhode Island	5	0.399	+31%
Ohio	80	0.337	+11%
Idaho	11	0.329	+8%
New Hampshire	6	0.325	+7%
Colorado	33	0.296	≈ national
Florida	116	0.271	-11%
Arizona	34	0.242	-20%
Virginia	39	0.229	-25%
West Virginia	5	0.191	-37%
Maryland	17	0.160	-47%
Missouri	16	0.133	-56%
Nevada	6	0.129	-58%
South Carolina	11	0.122	-60%
Texas	96	0.119	-61%
North Carolina	25	0.110	-64%
Indiana	15	0.107	-65%
Illinois	24	0.105	-66%
Tennessee	11	0.069	-77%
Georgia	11	0.048	-84%
Alaska	–	–	–
Alabama	–	–	–
Arkansas	–	–	–
District of Columbia	–	–	–
Delaware	–	–	–
Hawaii	–	–	–
Kansas	–	–	–
Kentucky	–	–	–
Louisiana	–	–	–
Maine	–	–	–
Mississippi	–	–	–
Montana	–	–	–
North Dakota	–	–	–
New Mexico	–	–	–
Oklahoma	–	–	–
Vermont	–	–	–
Wyoming	–	–	–

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Vienna

Vienna is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #434 in 2025 with 712 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 7,565 American babies have been named Vienna. Its peak came in 2025, when 712 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 Vienna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Vienna?

The median living Vienna is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 15. An estimated 7,100 people named Vienna 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.

Vienna year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	712	#434
2024	575	#532
2023	421	#690
2022	432	#675
2021	327	#846
2020	337	#807
2019	372	#755
2018	313	#869
2017	298	#902
2016	292	#940
2015	297	#926
2014	255	#1,025
2013	247	#1,014
2012	216	#1,147
2011	223	#1,110
2010	225	#1,104
2009	135	#1,658
2008	132	#1,703
2007	107	#1,938
2006	90	#2,163
2005	95	#2,002
2004	60	#2,740
2003	51	#2,997
2002	40	#3,460
2001	39	#3,483
2000	44	#3,166
1995	21	#4,843
1990	23	#4,376
1985	16	#4,854
1980	5	#12,106
1975	11	#5,505
1970	10	#5,405
1965	7	#5,796
1960	14	#3,508
1955	24	#2,278
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	11	#2,726
1935	5	#4,857
1930	11	#2,835
1925	11	#3,111
1920	16	#2,352
1915	32	#1,255
1910	11	#1,516
1905	–	–
1900	8	#1,556
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Vienna?

The median living Vienna is about 8 years old. Half of all living Viennas are between 3 and 15 years old.

How many people named Vienna are alive today?

An estimated 7,100 people named Vienna are alive in the United States, based on 7,565 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Vienna mean?

From Italian and Medieval Latin Vienna, from German Wien, Middle High German Wienne, and Old High German Wienna, probably from Proto-Celtic *widus (“wood”) or *weidus (“wild”) via unattested Vulgar Latin *Vedunia.

How popular is the name Vienna in 2025?

Vienna ranked #434 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 712 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Vienna?

7,565 babies have been named Vienna in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Vienna most popular?

Vienna peaked in 2025, when 712 newborns received the name.

Is Vienna a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Vienna rising or falling?

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

Will Vienna become more popular?

Vienna is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,016 girls named Vienna in 2030, which would rank around #301. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Vienna

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