Recorded 1955–2012 Girls' name Peak 1982 309 births

Venesa — girls' name

309 babies named Venesa in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s161960s361970s751980s1221990s392000s152010s6
1980s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Venesa was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

19 babies were named Venesa in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Venesa

The Social Security Administration has registered 309 babies named Venesa between 1955 and 2012, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Venesa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Venesa performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Venesa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Venesa in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Venesa 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 309 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.

Venesa at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

309

Since 1955

58 years of records

Peak year

1982

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1955

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 2012

Venesa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1955

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1982)
19
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
05101520 201219971989198419791974196719571955 5

Venesa by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
122 births that decade — 39% of Venesa's all-time total
1950s161960s361970s751980s1221990s392000s152010s6

Venesa by state

Where Venesa concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Venesa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 3.6%
#2 Texas
5 1.6%
California share of Venesa's total US births 3.6%
Even split

11 of 309 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Venesa?
309 babies have been named Venesa since 1955. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1982 with 19 births.
When was Venesa most popular?
Venesa was most popular in the 1980s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Venesa most popular?
The top states for the name Venesa are California (11 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Venesa been used?
Venesa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 58 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Venesa?
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, 1955–2012 (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.