Girls' name · since 1913
Venera
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 122 babies named Venera, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,980 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Venera sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 122 recorded since 1913.
Venera has 122 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1953.
- #24,980 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 122 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Venera ranks #24,980 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #24,980 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 122
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Venera's 122 recorded births place it above 65.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Venera's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Venera splits its recorded history at 1921: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1913 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Venera popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1953
- Peak year (1918)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Venera by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (57 births, 47% of the file).
1910s was Venera's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Venera births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
57 births
- 1920s
1920s
40 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 57 births (47% of all-time use).
Venera by state
Where Venera concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 12 | 9.8% |
12 of 122 births nationwide.
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What to do with Venera's data
- Venera's decade-level peak was the 1910s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Veneras (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Venera: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1913–1953 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Venera draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.