Recorded 1919–2023 Boys' name Peak 2003 520 births

Venancio — boys' name

520 babies named Venancio in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s341930s221940s181950s461960s221970s521980s821990s732000s952010s422020s29
2000s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Venancio was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

15 babies were named Venancio in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Venancio

The Social Security Administration has registered 520 babies named Venancio between 1919 and 2023, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Venancio currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Venancio performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Venancio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 49 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Venancio in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Venancio 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 520 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.

Venancio at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

520

Since 1919

105 years of records

Peak year

2003

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1919

Recorded for 105 years

Last year on file: 2023

Venancio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1919

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
15
Annual births at peak — across 105 years of records
05101520 202320102001199119821968195219321919 5

Venancio by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
95 births that decade — 18% of Venancio's all-time total
1910s51920s341930s221940s181950s461960s221970s521980s821990s732000s952010s422020s29

Venancio by state

Where Venancio concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Venancio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
49 9.4%
#2 California
15 2.9%
Texas share of Venancio's total US births 9.4%
Even split

49 of 520 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Venancio?
520 babies have been named Venancio since 1919. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 15 births.
When was Venancio most popular?
Venancio was most popular in the 2000s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Venancio most popular?
The top states for the name Venancio are Texas (49 births), California (15 births).
How long has the name Venancio been used?
Venancio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 105 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Venancio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ventura, Venson, Venice, Vencent, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1919–2023 (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.