Recorded 1920–1971 Girls' name Peak 1959 152 births

Venda — girls' name

152 babies named Venda in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s101940s321950s691960s251970s5
1950s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Venda was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

11 babies were named Venda in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Venda

The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Venda between 1920 and 1971, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Venda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Venda performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Venda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Venda 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 152 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.

Venda at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

152

Since 1920

52 years of records

Peak year

1959

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1920

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1971

Venda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1920

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1959)
11
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
4681012 197119601957195419511944194019251920 5

Venda by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
69 births that decade — 45% of Venda's all-time total
1920s111930s101940s321950s691960s251970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Venda?
152 babies have been named Venda since 1920. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1959 with 11 births.
When was Venda most popular?
Venda was most popular in the 1950s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Venda been used?
Venda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 52 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Venda?
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.

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, 1920–1971 (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.