Girls' name · since 1916
Viana
Viana has 830 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,989 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 830
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
830 babies have been named Viana since 1916, making it today's #3989 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Viana recorded 830 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #3989 nationally today, ahead of 77% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #8,534 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,989 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 830 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Viana ranks #8,534 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,989 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 830 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,534 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,989 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 830
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Viana's 830 recorded births place it above 88.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Viana compares
830 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Viana's all-time total is 121% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Viana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 830 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Viana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Viana splits its recorded history at 2002: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1932 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Viana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Viana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (277 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Viana's strongest decade.
277 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Viana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 90
1990s
90 births
- 2000s
2000s
181 births
- 2010s
2010s
277 births
- 2020s
2020s
210 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 277 births (33% of all-time use).
How Viana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Viana's total volume
Viana by state
Where Viana concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 145 | 17.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 27 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Washington | | 5 | 0.6% |
145 of 830 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Viana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (277 total births) through the 2020s (210) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Vianas (145 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Viana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Viana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.