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Vienna

vee-EHN-uh
Place-name: the capital of Austria
"forest stream; white foundation"
Grace Royal
By Grace Royal
Updated Thu Jun 12 2025

Vienna Origin and Meaning

The name Vienna is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "forest stream; white foundation".

Vienna is one of the more popular of the European place-names, with a particularly pleasant sound, evoking elegant images of the Blue Danube, of castles and cafes, sweets and sausages and Strauss waltzes—and Sigmund Freud. It could be a possible substitute for the popular Sienna or Vivienne, though it has been climbing the charts itself.

While many see place-names as a recent invention, Vienna has been used as a name for centuries. It was, for instance, the name of a 15th century mother of a saint. Joan Crawford plays a strong-willed saloon keeper in the classic 1954 western drama Johnny Guitar. And there was also a Vienna in the F. Scott Fitzgerald story "The Bowl."

Given to 574 girls in the US in 2024, it was one of the fastest rising names, placing it not too far out of the Top 500. It is also a Top 500 choice in the Netherlands and a Top 300 choice in the UK.

Trivia tidbit: Vienna's Roman-era name was Vindobono.

# 531 in the US

Vienna Rank in US Top 1000

# 379 on Nameberry

Vienna Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Vienna

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The name Vienna in Pop Culture

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