US rank #6202 Girls' name Peak 2000 830 births

Venecia — #6202 US girls' name

830 babies named Venecia in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s311960s741970s971980s1371990s1482000s1932010s962020s54
#6202
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 65% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Venecia was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

28 babies were named Venecia in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Venecia

The Social Security Administration has registered 830 babies named Venecia between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Venecia currently holds the #6202 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Venecia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 193 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Venecia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 91 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Venecia in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Venecia 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 830 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.

Venecia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

830

Since 1956

69 years of records

Peak year

2000

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,202

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1956

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2024

Venecia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
28
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
0102030 202420152006199719881978196819571956 6

Venecia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
193 births that decade — 23% of Venecia's all-time total
1950s311960s741970s971980s1371990s1482000s1932010s962020s54

Venecia by state

Where Venecia concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Venecia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
91 11.0%
#2 Texas
6 0.7%
California share of Venecia's total US births 11.0%
Even split

91 of 830 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Venecia?
830 babies have been named Venecia since 1956. It currently ranks #6202 among girls. The peak year was 2000 with 28 births.
When was Venecia most popular?
Venecia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 193 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Venecia most popular?
The top states for the name Venecia are California (91 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Venecia been used?
Venecia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 69 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Venecia?
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, 1956–2024 (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.