Recorded 1913–1953 Girls' name Peak 1918 122 births

Venera — girls' name

122 babies named Venera in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s571920s401930s181950s7
1910s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Venera was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

12 babies were named Venera in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Venera

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Venera between 1913 and 1953, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Venera currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Venera performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Venera shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Venera in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Venera 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 122 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.

Venera at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

122

Since 1913

41 years of records

Peak year

1918

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1913

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1953

Venera popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1913

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1918)
12
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
468101214 1953193119231920191719141913 5

Venera by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
57 births that decade — 47% of Venera's all-time total
1910s571920s401930s181950s7

Venera by state

Where Venera concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Venera
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
12 9.8%
New York share of Venera's total US births 9.8%

12 of 122 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Venera?
122 babies have been named Venera since 1913. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1918 with 12 births.
When was Venera most popular?
Venera was most popular in the 1910s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Venera most popular?
The top states for the name Venera are New York (12 births).
How long has the name Venera been used?
Venera has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 41 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Venera?
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, 1913–1953 (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.