Given name & surname
Viena
“one who is gentle”
In Finnish use, Viena has a related form in Vieno. One Finnish interpretation is “one who is gentle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Finnish use, Viena has a related form in Vieno. One Finnish interpretation is “one who is gentle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Finnish use, Viena has a related form in Vieno. An origin associated with Vieno is Finnish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Viena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 59
- 0 boys · 59 girls
- Most popular year
- 1914
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,817 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,817 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 209 as a first name in 2020; 122 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.
Viena’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Viena has a related form in Vieno. In Greek usage, Viena as a surname is a transliteration of Βιένα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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