Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Vianna isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vianna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,834
- 0 boys · 1,834 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 81 babies
- 2025
- 55
- #3,026 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +22%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 55 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,026 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 81 in 2010. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,282 as a first name in 2020; 300 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vianna’s family of names
Vianna may belong to the same name family as VIANA. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Vianna, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Ivanna
“God is gracious”
>99% girls
Danna
“God is my judge”
>99% girls
Melina
“as sweet as honey”
>99% girls
Alaina
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”
>99% girls
Alayna
“beautiful and fair woman; dear child”
>99% girls
Izabella
“my God is bountiful”
>99% girls
Lilliana
“resembling the lily”
>99% girls
Juliana
“the child of Jove; one who is youthful” · “one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”
>99% girls