US rank #12125 Girls' name Peak 1919 2,804 births

Vena — #12125 US girls' name

2,804 babies named Vena in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1281890s2521900s2861910s4621920s5231930s2591940s1771950s1801960s2131970s1411980s781990s292000s162010s432020s17
#12125
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 31% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Vena was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

74 babies were named Vena in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vena

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,804 babies named Vena between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vena currently holds the #12125 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 74 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vena performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 523 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Vena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 133 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Vena in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,804 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Vena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,804

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1919

74 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#12,125

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Vena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1919)
74
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
020406080 202419871971195519391923190718911880 11

Vena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
523 births that decade — 19% of Vena's all-time total
1880s1281890s2521900s2861910s4621920s5231930s2591940s1771950s1801960s2131970s1411980s781990s292000s162010s432020s17

Vena by state

Where Vena concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Vena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
133 4.7%
#2 Texas
72 2.6%
#3 Arkansas
24 0.9%
#4 California
23 0.8%
#5 Tennessee
23 0.8%
#6 North Carolina
21 0.7%
#7 Missouri
19 0.7%
#8 Oklahoma
18 0.6%
Kentucky share of Vena's total US births 4.7%
Even split

133 of 2,804 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Vena appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vena?
2,804 babies have been named Vena since 1880. It currently ranks #12125 among girls. The peak year was 1919 with 74 births.
When was Vena most popular?
Vena was most popular in the 1920s decade with 523 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Vena most popular?
The top states for the name Vena are Kentucky (133 births), Texas (72 births), Arkansas (24 births).
How long has the name Vena been used?
Vena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Vena?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Venus, Venessa, Venita, Venice, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.