Recorded 1952–1974 Girls' name Peak 1974 27 births

Venette — girls' name

27 babies named Venette in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s61970s9
1950s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Venette was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

9 babies were named Venette in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Venette

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Venette between 1952 and 1974, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Venette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Venette performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Venette shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Venette 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 27 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.

Venette at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

27

Since 1952

23 years of records

Peak year

1974

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1952

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1974

Venette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1952

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1974)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
5678910 1974196319581952 6

Venette by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
12 births that decade — 44% of Venette's all-time total
1950s121960s61970s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Venette?
27 babies have been named Venette since 1952. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1974 with 9 births.
When was Venette most popular?
Venette was most popular in the 1950s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Venette been used?
Venette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 23 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Venette?
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, 1952–1974 (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.