Recorded 1955–1971 Girls' name Peak 1955 17 births

Venessia — girls' name

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

1950s61960s51970s6
1950s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Venessia was born in this single decade.

1955
Single peak year

6 babies were named Venessia in 1955 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Venessia

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Venessia between 1955 and 1971, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Venessia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1955, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Venessia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Venessia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Venessia 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 17 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.

Venessia at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

17

Since 1955

17 years of records

Peak year

1955

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1955

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1971

Venessia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1955

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1955)
6
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.5 197119601955 6

Venessia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
6 births that decade — 35% of Venessia's all-time total
1950s61960s51970s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Venessia?
17 babies have been named Venessia since 1955. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1955 with 6 births.
When was Venessia most popular?
Venessia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1955.
How long has the name Venessia been used?
Venessia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 17 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Venessia?
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, 1955–1971 (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.