Girls' name · since 1922
Venessa
5,767 babies named Venessa in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,340 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,767
- born since 1922
- 1980s
- peak decade
5,767 girls have been named Venessa since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Venessa recorded 5,767 times among girls since 1922, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2024.
- #2,340 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,767 born since 1922
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Venessa ranks #2,340 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,767 born since 1922, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,340 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,767
- born since 1922
- 1980s
- peak decade
Venessa's 5,767 recorded births place it above 96.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Venessa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Venessa's full recorded timeline at 1984, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 239 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Venessa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2024
- Peak year (1984)
- 239
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Venessa by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,978 births, 34% of the file).
1980s was Venessa's strongest decade.
1,978 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Venessa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 17
1940s
17 births
- 1950s 441
1950s
441 births
- 1960s 751
1960s
751 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,226 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,978 births
- 1990s 785
1990s
785 births
- 2000s 390
2000s
390 births
- 2010s 136
2010s
136 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,978 births (34% of all-time use).
How Venessa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Venessa's total volume
Venessa by state
Where Venessa concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 865 | 15.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 780 | 13.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 392 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 185 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 129 | 2.2% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 108 | 1.9% |
| #7 | New Mexico | | 80 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 76 | 1.3% |
865 of 5,767 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Venessa appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Venessa's data
- Venessa's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,978 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Venessas (865 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Venessa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1922–2024 (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 Venessa 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.