Viridiana
Viridiana, Viridianne, Verdiana (Italian) is a female given name of Latin origin as well as the name of an Italian saint.
Meaning & Origin of Viridiana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Viridiana, Viridianne, Verdiana (Italian) is a female given name of Latin origin as well as the name of an Italian saint.
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Origin & history
The Story of Viridiana
Viridiana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1973, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 233 Viridianas were born — ranking #838 that year. As of 2026, Viridiana ranks #7,285 for baby girls with 15 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 4K Viridianas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Viridiana
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- Verdiana : an Italian/French Saint
- Verdiana Masanja (born 1954), Tanzanian mathematician
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About the name Viridiana
Viridiana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Viridiana's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #838. Use the chart and map above to compare Viridiana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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