The first name Vienna
A girl’s name from German meaning “wood”, “wild”.
Pronounced /viˈɛ.nə/ 3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
German origin
Vienna means “wood”, “wild” in German.
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. Doublet of Wien.
More names that mean forest.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 229 girls were named Vienna, making it the 207th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 261 births (#197).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Vienna with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Vienna at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 712 girls born in the United States were named Vienna, the 434th most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Vienna in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Vienna in Italian and Latin too.
More German girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Vienna mean?
- Vienna means “wood”, “wild” in German.
- What is the origin of the name Vienna?
- 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. Doublet of Wien.
- How popular is the name Vienna?
- In 2025, 229 girls born in England and Wales were named Vienna, ranking 207th. Its peak was 2022, with 261 births.
- Is Vienna a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 7,565 US babies named Vienna since 1880 were girls.
- When was Vienna most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 712 babies were named Vienna, its highest rank at 434th.
- How do you pronounce Vienna?
- Vienna is /viˈɛ.nə/, 3 syllables.