Venessa vs Venus

Side-by-side comparison of Venessa and Venus — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Venessa

Girl name · Rank #13576

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Name B

Venus

Girl name · Rank #1724

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Metric Venessa Venus
Current Rank #13576 #1724
Total Births (all years) 5,767 9,858
Peak Year 1984 1959
Peak Year Births 239 295
Peak Decade 1980ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1922 1887

Births by Decade

Decade Venessa Venus
1880ss — 17
1890ss — 96
1900ss — 116
1910ss — 274
1920ss 5 319
1930ss 5 175
1940ss 17 186
1950ss 441 937
1960ss 751 1,767
1970ss 1,226 2,116
1980ss 1,978 1,015
1990ss 785 511
2000ss 390 748
2010ss 136 866
2020ss 33 715

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Venessa Venus
2014 12 60
2015 21 71
2016 6 83
2017 9 116
2018 11 119
2019 8 112
2020 8 134
2021 — 137
2022 8 177
2023 11 150
2024 6 117

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1922–2024.

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